Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 3 - Vectors - Problems - Page 59: 49a

Answer

103km

Work Step by Step

We treat this as a right angle problem, using the Pythagoras theorem to find the distance needed to travel to reach its destination. $\sqrt ( 90^2 + 50^2) = 102.956$ $km \approx103$ $km$
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