Question

The coast guard is out to sea and gets notification that two ships need help. One ship is directly west of the coast guard, and the other is directly south, as shown in the image below. The two ships are 6 miles from each other. Which ship is currently closer to the coast guard?

Answer 1

ship one.

Explanation:

you are using Pythagoras

Answer 2

Answer: I asked this question as well, and got "ship one is closer to the coast guard" however I still need work to support that answer. Is it right?