Question

Abdul returned home from school on the school bus. The bus traveled 9 km north

and then 12 km west. How far is Abdul's house from the school? Round to the
nearest whole number. (PLEASE SHOW WORK)

Answer 1

15 km

Explanation:

The formula to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle

Is the square root of
`a^(2) +b^(2)`

a and b represent the side lengths so just plug in the side lengths for a and b

it doesn't matter which side you make a or b

square a and b

square root of 144+81

add them

`√(225)`

solve

15

add your units and you're done

15 km