Q.

A national park is an area set aside by the government to preserve and protect the natural environment


The graph below shows a map of a National Park. The shaded areas indicate woods. The plain areas indicate meadows and fields without trees. Point O on the graph represents the location of the park’s supervisor’s office, and points P and Q are the ranger’s towers

 

(i) Find the distance between the towers P(0, 7.5) and Q(–15, 15).

1 16.77 units  
2 15.77 units  
3 12.77 units  
4 16.67 units  

Ans.

(1)

(i) Distance between towers P and Q:PQ=(-15-0)2+(15-7.5)2=(-15)2+(7.5)2=225+56.25=281.25=16.77 units