if jane walks 15m straight and then she turns left and walks for 5 m after that she walks another 3 m towards right then how far is she from the point of start? i am finding it tough to picturize this ..

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anonymous · Answer

@across

anonymous · Answer

@cwrw238

across · Answer

You have to use the Pythagorean theorem.

anonymous · Answer

i know that but how to plot this or draw this

tyteen4a03 · Answer

The diagram you're looking for is this:|dw:1348068681247:dw|

tyteen4a03 · Answer

Excuse my drawing, but you get the idea.

anonymous · Answer

@tyteen4a03  thanks...now what?

tyteen4a03 · Answer

Putting this in the coordinate plane, assuming that the starting point is the origin, the final point would be (-5, 18). Now plug these numbers into the distance formula $\sqrt{(x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2}$ and you get the answer.

anonymous · Answer

@across  if i'll join the two end points ..still i am unable to find the distance ...

across · Answer

If you join the two ends, you will end up with a right triangle that has a base of length 5 and a height of length 15+3.

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1348069046132:dw| ?? @across

across · Answer

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