Question

You start driving east for 18 miles, turn right, and drive south for

another 5 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line
distance from your starting point? Round to the nearest tenth of a
mile.

Answer 1

Answer:18.7

Explanation:

Answer 2

18.7

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

Simplify.

Simplify.

Square root both sides

Simplify. Ignore negative root, as length must be positive.

Round to the nearest tenth.