Question

Consider the diagram showing the path Joel biked.

A right triangle. A point of the hypotenuse is labeled Joel's Starting Point.

Joel’s starting point

Joel biked 9 miles east and then 12 miles north. If he biked back to his starting point using the most direct route, how many miles would he ride all together?

Answer 1

36

Explanation:

Answer 2

He would 36 miles all together.

Explanation:

Consider the diagram showing the path Joel biked. Joel biked 9 miles east and then 12 miles north. If he biked back to his starting point using the most direct route, he would have ride 36 miles all together. Joel’s starting point is x.

In order to solve this, we must use the Pythagorean theorem.

The amount of miles would be found by adding the 3 sides together to find the sum or answer.

15 + 9 + 12 = 36 miles