Question

Haley is camping and needs to go from the campground to the waterfall. She hikes 3 miles north and 7 miles east. What is the shortest distance from the campground to the waterfall?

Answer 1

Answer:

7.61 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Haley hikes 3 miles north and 7 miles east.

We need to find the shortest distance from the campground to the waterfall. Let the distance is D.

It can be calculated as follows :

$D=\sqrt{3^2+7^2}\\D=7.61\ miles$

So, the shortest distance from the campground to the waterfall is 7.61 miles.