Question

A man travels 2 miles, turn left and travels 3 miles, turn left again and travel 6 miles. How far is he from the starting point?​

Answer 1

Answer: 5 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

this creates a polygon which can be shortened to be a triangle with side lengths 3 and 4 and the hypotenuse unknown. to find the side length you use the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2

3^2 + 4^2 = c^2

9 + 16 = c^2

25 = c^2

sqrt(25) = c

c = 5

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