Problema Solution

The Frost-Truth bus travels on a straight road from Frostburg Mall to Sojourner Truth Park. The mall is 3 miles west and 4 miles south of the City center. The park is 3 miles east and 5 miles north of the center. how far is it from the mall to the park to the nearest tenth of a mile?

Answer provided by our tutors

distancce b/w mall and park = √[(3+3)2 +(5+4)2 ] = √(36+81) = √117 = 10.817 units