Question

Using the Pythagorean Theorem:
Mary drove 60 miles east and then 20 miles north. How many miles would
Mary
have driven if she could have gone directly from her starting point to her ending
point? (Use a calculator to find the square root, and round the answer to the nearest
tenth.)
She would have driven
miles.

Answer 1

Answer:

60

Step-by-step explanation:

east and north are two axis that are perpendicular to each other, so if we use Pythagorean rule, sqr60^2+20^2=20sqr10, approximately 63.24555