Did you know?
Did you know that calculating the distance travelled by a patrol boat involves considering its speed and direction? In the scenario provided, the RCMP patrol boat embarked on a journey from Long Beach, British Columbia. It first sailed west for 2 hours at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour, then changed direction and sailed north for another 2 hours at 20 kilometers per hour. Subsequently, it changed its heading to the east and sailed for an unspecified amount of time at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. To find the distance of the patrol boat from Long Beach, we need to consider its total displacement. By breaking down the journey into its northward and westward components, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the displacement. Thus, the patrol boat would be approximately X kilometers away from Long Beach, rounded to the nearest tenth.