Question

PLEASE HURRY! i walked north 8 miles, the west 4 miles, and finally south 5 miles, at the end how far was i from where i started

Answer 1

5 miles away

Explanation:

Answer 2

5 miles away

Explanation:

If you walked north 8 miles, then west 4 miles, then south 5 miles, you have, in total, travelled 4 miles west and
`8-5=3` miles north.

This creates a triangle, in which we can find the the length of the hypotenuse to find how far away you are now.

We can use the Pythagorean theorem since this is a right triangle.

`a^2+b^2=c^2\\3^2+4^2=c^2\\9+16=c^2\\25=c^2\\c=5`

Hope this helped!