a.
Find the distance from your house to the shopping centre.
a.
Answer to Problem 48HP
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
If your house is
Calculation:
Here, we are given that the house, park and the shopping center are non collinear:
Now, the two given sides are
Now, by
The difference of the two given lengths is:
The sum of the two given lengths is:
Therefore, the third side length will be in between:
Hence, the distance from the house to the shopping center is
b.
Find the distance from your house to the shopping centre.
b.
Answer to Problem 48HP
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
If your house is
Calculation:
Here, we are given that the house, park and the shopping center are collinear:
Now, in this case distance from the house to the shopping centre is:
Now, in this case distance from the house to the shopping centre is:
Hence, the distance from the house to the shopping centre is
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