Question

Jimmy ran 3 miles west from home and then turned north and jogged 4 miles. in a straight line, how far is jimmy from home?

Answer 1

Answer:

c. 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

If u were to draw this out, u would have the shape of a right triangle....with the legs being 3 miles and 4 miles......and a straight line would be the hypotenuse. So we use the pythagorean theorem.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
3^2 + 4^2 = c^2
9 + 16 = c^2
25 = c^2
sqrt 25 = c
5 = c

so Jimmy is 5 miles from home