Question

you leave your house and drive 7 miles north, then turn left and drive 24 miles west. how far are you from your house?

Answer 1

Now this question is a candidate for the Pythagorean Theorem :

According to the question (assuming that you're x miles away from your house) --

`\implies{7}^(2) + {24}^(2) = {x}^(2) \\\implies625 = {x}^(2) \\\implies x = √(625) \\ \boxed{x = 25}`

(Rejecting x= - 25 because distance cannot be negative(atleast hypothetically))