Question

Lance walked 20 miles east and then 21 miles north to get to work. If he walked back home after work using the most direct route, how many miles would he walk on the way back? (Find the hypoteneuse of the triangular path

Answer 1

Solution given:

perpendicular [p]=20miles

base[b]=21Mile

hypotenuse [h]=?

we have

By using Pythagoras law

h²=p²+b²

h²=20²+21²

h=√841

h=29miles

he would walk 29 miles on the way back