Two hikers started at the same location. One traveled 2 miles east and then 1 mile north. The other traveled 1 mile west and then 3 miles south. At the end of their hikes, how many miles apart are the two hikers?

Answer 1

consider the origin as their starting location, then the first one ends up at (2,1) and the second hiker at (-1,-3)

so, using the distance formula between 2 points :
D = √((2+1)^2 + (1+4)^2)
= √(9+25)
= √34 or appr 5.8 miles apart

Answer 2

the answer is 5

Answer 3

if you use the 3,4,5 rule your answer will come out to be 5

Answer 4

its 5
If you use the 3,4,5 rule, the legs are 3 and 4, so the hypotenuse must be 5