Problema Solution
a man leaves his house. he travels 5 mi north, then 5 mi east, and then 17 mi south. how far is he from his house?
Answer provided by our tutors
make good drawing and use the Pythagorean Theorem for a right triangle with legs 5 and 12
the length of the hypotenuse gives the distance d
d^2 = 12^2 + 5^2
d^2 = 144 + 25
d^2 = 169
d = 13 mi
he is 13 miles far from his house.