Question

Seaside is 57 miles due north of the airport, and Richmond is due east of the airport. If thedistance between Seaside and Richmond is 95 miles, how far is Richmond from the airport?

Answer 1

The diagram can be drawn as,

The distance between Richmond and airport can be determined from the pythagoras theorem as,

`\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{95^2-57^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{5776} \\ d=76 \end{gathered}`

Thus, Richmond is 76 miles from the Airport.