No Attempt at a SolutionLost & Confused: Help Needed

[jimmehx3]

I am totally lost :(

Homework Statement

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Homework Equations

umm, i have no idea. the teacher didnt really teach us this yet.

The Attempt at a Solution

i just added all the lengths together lol, but that was wrong.

 

[Delphi51]

It just asks for the distance from start to finish - direct.
You could make a scale drawing and measure the answer.
Or use trigonometry to figure out the x,y position of the finish relative to the start.

 

[jimmehx3]

wait, so i just add 105, 459, 286 and 222 together?

 

[Delphi51]

No. You must find the distance from beginning to end as the crow flies. It will be much less than 459 if the diagram is at all accurate. But you really need a very accurate drawing, made with ruler and protractor.

Or you could find the x and y components of each vector using trigonometry, and add them up separately.