Question

Jennifer and Joshua meet for dinner at a restaurant. After dinner, Joshua drives 15 miles south while Jennifer drives 12 miles west. How far apart are they when they stop? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile if necessary.

Answer 1

19.209 miles from each other.

Explanation:

`{a}^(2) + {b}^(2) = {c}^(2)`

Using this we get:

`{15}^(2) + {12}^(2) = {x}^(2)`

`225 + 144 = 369 = {x}^(2)`

`√(369 ) = 19.209`