Question

Captain is on a geo cache hunt his god tells him that he is 40m away from the treasure he walks 24m she west the gps compass now tells him that the treasures is due south from where he is standing how far is south does he need to go to find it

Answer 1

40 - 24 = 16

Explanation:

Once Captain walked 24 already, the remaining steps would be the total steps away subtracted by the steps walked by Cap.

40 - 24 = 16

Answer 2

Explanation:

Hypotenuse² = Base² + Perpendicular²

40² = 24² + X²

1600 = 576 + x²

1600 - 576 = x²

1024 = x²

Take square root.

32 = x