Interactive practice questions
Three towns Melba, Florey and Giralang are positioned as shown in the diagram.
Which two towns are furthest apart, assuming a direct route is taken?
Florey and Melba
Giralang and Florey
Melba and Giralang
The screen on a handheld device has dimensions $9$9 cm by $5$5 cm, and a diagonal of length $x$x cm.
What is the value of $x$x?
Round your answer to two decimal places.
Glen’s car has run out of petrol. He walks $8$8 km west and then $6$6 km south looking for a petrol station.
If he is now $h$h km directly from his starting point, find the value of $h$h.
Fred and Carl are playing football together. At one point in the game, they are near the same corner of the field. Fred is on the goal line, $11$11 m away from the corner, while Carl is on the side line, $17$17 m away from the corner.
If the straight line distance between the two players is $d$d m, find the value of $d$d, rounding your answer to two decimal places.