For this case we can model the problem as a rectangle triangle.
We have:
Length of the sides of the triangle.
We want to find:
Length of the hypotenuse.
Using the Pythagorean theorem we have:
Answer:
She is:
miles far from her starting point
To solve the absolute value equation you first need to get everything not in the absolute value bars to the other side of the equation.
Step 1) Divide by 4
|n+8| = 14
*Remember: when solving absolute value equations, you make what the expression (n+8) is equal to negative and positive. Not the other way around.
Step 2) Make two equations
n+8 = 14
n+8 = -14
Solve and you'll see that n= 6 and -22
The answer is x=7.
Hope this helps.