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. a right triangle. a point at the angle with measure 90 degrees is labeled julia's house. a line drawn north is labeled 7 kilometers and a line drawn west is labeled 11 kilometers. 7.7 km 8.4 km 13.0 km 18.0 km

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

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:

Answer: 13 km