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Question 69

A ship leaves point A and sails for 4.5 km due North.
The ship then sails for 6.0 km due East to reach point B.

Calculate the the shortest distance between point A and point B.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

Hence, calculate the shortest distance between point A and point B if the ship sails for $4.5k\,$ km due North and $6.0k\,$ km due East, giving your answer in terms of $k$ .

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Question 69

A ship leaves point A and sails for 4.5 km due North.
The ship then sails for 6.0 km due East to reach point B.

Calculate the the shortest distance between point A and point B.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

Hence, calculate the shortest distance between point A and point B if the ship sails for $4.5k\,$ km due North and $6.0k\,$ km due East, giving your answer in terms of $k$ .

[5]

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Pythagoras Questions

GCSE
Maths
Pythagoras

90 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Maths Pythagoras. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.