Question

Samantha and Mia each left Julia’s house at the same time. Mia walked north at 7 kilometers per hour. Samantha ran west at 11 kilometers per hour. How far apart were they after one hour? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer: 13km

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Mia walked 7km/h so after 1 hour, she is 7 km north of the house of Julia

Samantha walked 11km/h so after 1 hour, she is 11 km west of the house of Julia.

The points where Mia and Samantha are after 1 hour , and the house of Julia form a right triangle with sides 7 and 11 km. The distance between the girls, is the hypotenuse of his triangle.

by the pythagorean theorem:


`MS= \sqrt{ 7^(2) + 11^(2) }= √(49+121)= √(170)= 13 (km)`


Answer: 13 km