Question

You start driving north for 48 miles turn right and drive east for another 14miles at the end of driving what is your striaght line distance from your starting point

Answer 1

50 miles

Explanation:

If you draw the shape

you'll roughly get the above mentioned one..

so it's a right angle triangle now

using Pythagoras relationship

48^2+14^2=x^2

2304+196=x^2

2500=x^2

x= 50

straight line distance aka displacement is 50 miles

Answer 2

Answer: 48 miles

Because north is straight from the starting point and you traveled 48 miles north so 48