Question

The Frostburg-Truth bus travels on a straight road from Frostburg Mall to Sojourner Truth Park. The mall is 4 miles east and 4 miles north of the City Center. The park is 2 miles west and 4 miles south of the Center. How far is it from the mall to the park to the nearest tenth of a mile?

Answer 1

First figure out how far North and East the mall is to the Park.

Answer 2

Then draw on the details you know. The Mall is 4 units East and 4 North of the City. The Park is 4 units South and 2 West of the City. So the Mall is, in total, 8 units North of the Park, and 6 units East of the park.

There's your triangle. Sides 6 and 8 and it's a right-angled triangle.

a² = b² + c²
a² = 6² + 8²
a² = 36 + 64
a = √100
a = 10...

Answer 3

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