Answer:
John was 17 miles away from where he started.
Step-by-step explanation:
The easiest approach to this problem is to draw it out (check the attached image). Going East and turning South is the same as drawing a line towards the right, and then down on the paper.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we know that the sum of the square of the legs (2 smallest sides of a right triangle) is equal to the square of the hypotenuse of that triangle. In other words, [tex]a^2 + b^2 = c^2[/tex].
So to solve this, work backwards:
[tex]8^{2}+15^{2} =c^{2}\\64 + 225 = c^{2}\\289 = c^{2}\\c = \sqrt{289}\\ c = 17[/tex]
The distance between the initial and final point will be 17 miles.
The Pythagoras theorem states that the sum of two squares equals the squared of the longest side.
This can be expressed as
H² = P² + B²
John drove his car due east for 8 miles.
He then turned south and drove 15 miles.
Then the distance between the initial and final point will be
H² = 8² + 15²
H² = 64 + 225
H² = 289
H = 17 miles
More about the Pythagoras theorem link is given below.
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