Question

the library is located 1.8 miles west of carllie house. the grocery is located 2.4 miles south of the library. what is the lengths of a straight line between carllie house and the grocery store

Answer 1

Hello!

You use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this


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

c is the hypotenuse
a and b are bases

Put in the values you know


`1.8^(2) + 2.4^(2) = c^(2)`

Square the numbers


`3.24 + 5.76 = c^(2)`

Add


`9 = c^(2)`

Take the square root of both sides

3 = c

The answer is 3 miles

Hope this helps!