The frostburg- truth bus travels on a straight road from frostburg mall to Sojourner truth park. The mall is 5 miles west and 3 miles south of the city center. The park is 4 miles east and 4 miles north of the center. How far is it from the mall to the Park to the nearest tenth of a mile ?
11.4 miles
5.7 miles
5.8 miles
1.4 miles

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

pyhagaras gets you each hypotenuse, then add

anonymous · Answer

you good from there?

anonymous · Answer

I don't know what your first response says :/

anonymous · Answer

i drew a picture of the situation

anonymous · Answer

you got two triangles to find the hypotenuse of 
one with leg 3, and 4, the other with leg 4 and 4

anonymous · Answer

I got 5.8:)!