Question

1 MEDAL QUESTION!!!!!!!. . The Frostburg-Truth bus travels on a straight road from Frostburg Mall to Sojourner Truth Park. The mall is 2 miles east and 5 miles north of the City Center. The park is 5 miles west and 5 miles south of the Center. How far is it from the mall to the park to the nearest tenth of a mile?. . 5.4 miles. 12.2 miles. 13.5 miles. 7.1 miles

Answer 1

12.2 miles is the correct answer.

Answer 2

To find the distance between the two spots, make use of the Pythagorean Theorem. This states that the sum of the square of its two legs is equal to the sum of the hypotenuse. From the given, the unknown is the hypotenuse and the measure of its legs are the total horizontal and vertical distances.
h² = (L1)² + (L2)²
Substituting,
h² = (2 + 5)² + (5 + 5)²
The value of h (the distance between two spots) is approximately 12.2 miles.