Question

Hawick is 15 miles south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 miles east of Abbotsford.

Answer 1

You are gonna use a^2 + b^2 = c^2 because the cities make a right triangle and you are trying to find the hypotenuse (c). C^2 ends up being 517 and the square root, your answer, is 22.7 miles

Answer 2

Answer:

$22.67 miles$

Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose the position of Abbotsford is at the center of the graph, then Hawick lies to its south at 90 degrees and Kelso  lies to its east at 90 degrees

So both Hawick and Kelso becomes the two end points of the hypotenuse

So the length of hypotenuse $= \sqrt{15^2 + 17^2} \\= \sqrt{225 + 289} \\= \sqrt{514} \\\\= 22.67 miles$