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.

Answer 1

I would use Pythagoras theorem
\[a^2+b^2=c^2\]
where
a=12
b=2
c=straight-line distance from your starting point

So just plug in a b and solve for c

Answer 2

oh thank you so much

Answer 3

so it would be 24?

Answer 4

\[12^2+2^2=c^2\]\[144+4=c^2\]\[148=c^2\]
\[c=\sqrt{148}\]

Answer 5

simplify c accordingly....use a calculator if you have to

Answer 6

oh no it would be 12.17

Answer 7

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