Asked by ef4

The locations of a house, market, and library form a right triangle as shown in the diagram.



A right triangle has a height of 3 miles, a base of 5 miles, and an unlabeled hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is the distance between the house and the library.

Question
What is the distance between the house and the library?

Answer options with 4 options
A.
4 miles

B.
3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot miles

C.
StartRoot 34 EndRoot miles

D.
8 miles

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the Pythagorean theorem: hypotenuse = sqrt(3^2 + 5^2) = sqrt(9 + 25) = sqrt(34).
Answer: C. sqrt(34) miles.