Question

You start driving north for 15 miles, turn right, and drive east for another 8 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line distance from your starting point?

Answer 1

Answer:

17 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a Pythagorean Theorem Problem

1. We know that one side of the triangle is 15 miles. And we know that another side is 8 miles.

2. We use the pythagorean Theorem to solve. We get

$8^{2} + 15^{2}=C^{2}$

Where C is the distance.

Solving that we get that 17 miles  is the answer.