Question

the frost burg truth bus travels on a straight road from Frostburg mall to sojourner truth park. The mall is 3 miles west and 4 miles south of the city center. The park is 3 miles east and 5 miles north of the center. How far is it from the mall to the park to the nearest 10th of a mile?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  10.8 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between (-3, -4) and (3, 5) can be found using the distance formula.

  d = √((x2 -x1)^2 +(y2 -y1)^2)

  d = √((3 -(-3))^2 +(5 -(-4))^2) = √(6^2 +9^2) = √117

  d ≈ 10.8

It is about 10.8 miles from the mall to the park.