Question

3-BE
N/14N1
North
16 km
NOT TO
SCALE
9 km
The diagram shows the route of a ship that leaves a port, P.
It travels due west for 16 km and then changes course to due south for 9km.
(a) Calculate the straight line distance PQ.
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Answer 1

• $\sf \vec{w}=16km$
• $\sf \vec{s}=9km$

Total distance

$\\ \sf\longmapsto PQ=16km-9km$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto PQ=7km$