The stork flew 3 km north, turned east and flew another 4 km. Find the length of the vector connecting

The stork flew 3 km north, turned east and flew another 4 km. Find the length of the vector connecting its start and end positions.

Problem data: S1 (distance that the stork flew to the north; length of the first vector) = 3 km; S2 (distance the stork flew to the east; length of the second vector) = 4 km.

The vector connecting the initial and final positions of the stork is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle and its length can be calculated by the formula: S = √ (S1 ^ 2 + S2 ^ 2).

Let’s calculate: S = √ (3 ^ 2 + 4 ^ 2) = 5 km.

Answer: The length of the resulting vector is 5 kilometers.