Question

From his home Craig would have to walk due north to get to his friend Devon's house and due east to get to his friend Dereks house.it is 4 miles from Craigs house to derricks House and a straight line distance of 5 miles from devon house to derricks House how far is Craig's house from Devon's house

Answer 1

Answer:

3 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because Derek would be your right angle of the corner of the right triangle. And since the distance is both of those houses from Derek’s house, you would have to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the difference of the hypotenuse and the leg