Question

louisville is 14 mi due north of farmville, stanton is due east of farmville, and louisville is 25 mi from stanton.

how far apart are farmville & stanton? round to the nearest tenth (of a mile).

-- im not sure how to do this problem

Answer 1

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As you can see, that forms a right angle triangle.

a*2 + b^2 = c^2

14^2 + b^2 = 25^2

196 + b^2 = 625

b^2 = 429

b = 21 miles

Answer 2

20.7