Question
You and a friend go biking. You bike 12 miles north and 2 miles east. What is the straight-line distance from your starting point? Round answer to the nearest hundredths
Answers
Ms. Sue
You need the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
12^2 + 2^2 = c^2
144 + 4 = c^2
148 = c^2
12.165 = c
12.17 = c
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
12^2 + 2^2 = c^2
144 + 4 = c^2
148 = c^2
12.165 = c
12.17 = c