Question

Amy walks 5 miles north. Then, she turns east and walks another 6 miles before she stops to rest.

How far is Amy from her starting point when she stops to rest?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

She is about 7.8 miles from where she had started and I used a right angle triangle for this and applied Pythagorean theorem: a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 2

she is 11 miles North East to here starting point