Asked by ben hen

You start driving west for 8 miles, turn left, and drive south for another 11 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line distance from your starting point? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
You form a right triangle with legs 8 and 11 miles. The straight-line distance is

sqrt(8^2 + 11^2) = sqrt(64 + 121) = sqrt(185) ≈ 13.601.

Rounded to the nearest tenth: 13.6 miles.