Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Ws #1 - A swimmer starts at a point on the shore and swims 200 meters due east. Turns and swims 300 meters due north. How many meters of fencing will steve need? What is the shortest distance for the swimmer to return. 2) martha’s house is 20 m long and 18 m wide. Calculate how far he is from his starting point? 1) carl walked 4 m west and 5 m south. Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. How long is the diagonal of the house? His backyard is a 24 meter by 45 meter rectangle.
Web use pythagoras’ theorem to solve the following word problems (give your answers to the nearest hundredths or to 2 decimal places): What is the shortest distance for the swimmer to return. His backyard is a 24 meter by 45 meter rectangle. Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. 1) carl walked 4 m west and 5 m south. How long is the diagonal of the house? A swimmer starts at a point on the shore and swims 200 meters due east. He wants to put a chicken wire fence that stretches diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner. Turns and swims 300 meters due north. 2) martha’s house is 20 m long and 18 m wide. To the starting point to the nearest metre? How many meters of fencing will steve need? Calculate how far he is from his starting point?