Before I turn in this assignment for math, I want to understand all of this first.
A pack of wolves traveled 15 mi east and 10 mi north. Find the distance from their point of origin to their destination, and find the direction they traveled.
Im not quite sure about the approach on this one. What I tried was making a right triangle out of this having the 15 be one leg, and 10 the other, so I could use pythagorean theorem?If so, wouldn't it make 18 mi. NE the correct answer?
A pack of wolves traveled 15 mi east and 10 mi north. Find the distance from their point of origin to their destination, and find the direction they traveled.
Im not quite sure about the approach on this one. What I tried was making a right triangle out of this having the 15 be one leg, and 10 the other, so I could use pythagorean theorem?If so, wouldn't it make 18 mi. NE the correct answer?
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I get 18.0277 which is your answer sqrt(15^2 + 10^2). Well done!
The angle is not NE but close to it
Think of the Tangent of an angle. Draw your triangle
tanA = 10/15 = 2/3
A = 33.7 degrees N of E or 056.31 bearing from North
Hope this helps
The angle is not NE but close to it
Think of the Tangent of an angle. Draw your triangle
tanA = 10/15 = 2/3
A = 33.7 degrees N of E or 056.31 bearing from North
Hope this helps
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Total Distance =√(15²+10²)=18.02 mils
Direction North of east =tan‾¹(10/15)=tan‾¹(10/15)=33.69° North of east
Direction North of east =tan‾¹(10/15)=tan‾¹(10/15)=33.69° North of east
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18 miles NE is correct.