The tourist walked 8 km to the north and then 6 km to the west. What movement did he make and what path did he go?
| August 8, 2021 | education
The distance covered will be equal to 14 km, because to the north he walked 8 km, and to the west 6 km: S = 8 km + 6 km = 14 km. The movement will be equal to 10 km, because according to the Pythagorean theorem: P² = 8² + 6² = 100, we take out 100 from the root and we get Р = 10 km.
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