Question

Steve's house is due south of Boise and due east of Marsing Steve's house is 12 miles from Boise and 20 miles from Marsing how far apart are Boise and Marsing as a crow flies Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Apply the Pythagorean theorem:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the other 2 legs of the triangle.

c^2 = 12^2+20^2

c^2 = 144+400

c^2 = 544

c= √544 = 23.3 miles