Answer:
180m
Step-by-step explanation:
The figure shown in the picture is a right triangle.
We have two of it's sides and need to find the hypotenuse (the side in front of the right angle).
To find that we must use the Pythagorean theorem:
[tex]c^{2} = {a}^{2} + {b}^{2} [/tex]
Side a is 400m and side b is 300m.
Therefore:
[tex]c^{2} = {300}^{2} + {400}^{2} [/tex]
[tex]c = \sqrt{300 \times 300 + 400 \times 400} = 500[/tex]
Now that we know that side c is 500m we must just substract the distance between Marla and the dock with the lenght of the side to find the answer
500 - 320 = 180m
