Answer:
She is about 14.765 miles ( miles) from where she started
Step-by-step explanation:
There is a relation between the three sides of the right triangle
- The side opposite to the right angle is called hypotenuse and it is the longest side
- The other two sides called legs of the right angle
- The relation between them is: (hypotenuse)² = (leg1)² + (leg2)²
∵ Jennifer bikes 7 miles south
∵ She turns to bike 13 miles east
∵ South and East are perpendicular
→ That means the distance from her start point to end point represents
a hypotenuse of a right triangle, whose legs are 7 and 13
∴ (hypotenuse)² = (leg1)² + (leg2)², where
- hypotenuse is the distance between her start and end points
- leg1 is her distance in south direction
- leg2 is her distance in east direction
∵ Leg1 = 7 miles
∵ leg 2 = 13 miles
∴ (hypotenuse)² = (7)² + (13)²
∴ (hypotenuse)² = 49 + 169
∴ (hypotenuse)² = 218
→ Take √ for both sides
∴ hypotenuse =
∴ hypotenuse ≅ 14.76482306
∴ She is about 14.765 miles ( miles) from where she started.
