Question

HELP PLease!!
Lisa's house is represented on the graph with the point (3,2). Tina's house is 12 miles north and 5 miles east of Lisa's house and is represented with the point (8,14).


The shortest distance from Lisa's house to Tina's house is ________ miles.

Answer 1

This is the graph! https://cdn.ple.platoweb.com/EdAssets/dcc219bd2a684e20b87bf0bbb0d7bbe3?ts=635738306347470000

Answer 2

Recall that:
\[a^2+b^2=c^2\]

@lwaluko ... what do you think the shortest distance is?

Answer 3

17?

Answer 4

\[(12)^2+(5)^2=c^2\]
Solve for c -->
\[c=\sqrt{169}\]
c=13miles.

So.. she can travel up 12 miles and to the right 5 miles or just travel 13 miles

Answer 5

Ohh

Answer 6

Thanks so much!