Question

Westfalls is 7 miles south of Edenville and Concord is 13 miles west of Westfalls. what is the distance from Edenville to Concord?

Answer 1

The distance from Edenville to Concord is
`14.8\ miles`

Explanation:

we know that

Applying the Pythagoras Theorem, find the distance from Edenville to Concord

we have

`c^(2)=a^(2)+b^(2)`

where

c is the distance from Edenville to Concord

a is the distance from Westfalls to Edenville

b is the distance from Westfalls to Concord

substitute the values

`c^(2)=7^(2)+13^(2)`

`c^(2)=218`

`c=14.8\ miles`