Question

Jill and Sonja lived in different towns and decided it would be fun to get a homing pigeon to send messages to each other. (A homing pigeon will fly to a specific place, its home, and a small message can be attached to its leg.) To drive from Jill's house to Sonja's, you need to go 3 miles east and 4 miles south. If the pigeon flies directly from one house to the other, how far does the pigeon fly to deliver the message?
7 miles
25 miles
5 miles
12.5 miles

Answer 1

@Owlcoffee

Answer 2

We apply the same logic as the previous triangle,
we move 3 units right and 4 units down:

And we calculate "x" with:
\[x^2=3^2 + 4^2\]

Answer 3

5

Answer 4

Correct.

Answer 5

:)