Question

Fairview is 15 kilometers due north of the airport, and Lowell is due east of the airport. If the

distance between Fairview and Lowell is 17 kilometers, how far is Lowell from the airport?

Answer 1

8km

Explanation:

The three points form a right-angled triangle with 15km as the height and 17km as the hypotenuse.

To find the distance between Lowell and the port which is the base use the pythagorean theorem.

=√17² - 15²

=8km