Question

Cyrus lives 8 miles due south of adriana. adriana lives 21 miles due west of Jane. jane lives 14 miles due south of madisyn.

the shortest distance between cyrus' house and janes house is:

The shortest distance between Adriana’s house and Madisyn’s house is:

Answer 1

Explanation:

from Cyrus' to Jane's , the distance is D=
`\sqrt{8^(2) +21^(2) }` = 22.47 mi

from Adriana's to Madisyn's , the dist. is D =
`\sqrt{21^(2) +14^(2) }` = 25.24 mi