Answer:
C. 5.8
Step-by-step explanation:
We use the Pythagoras theorem here. which is a²+b²=c².
a and b are the replacements for the 5miles and 3miles here.
They are a and b because a and b are always on the right angle side.
The longest side of this triangle is called a hypotenuse which is the c in this case.
the other sides (a and b) are called the adjacent and the opposite.
it doesn't matter if you use adjacent or opposite for a and b in this case.
the only important thing is the hypotenuse here.
So it's a²+b²=c², which is 5²+3²=c².
5² is 25 and 3² is 9, so we add them and we get 34.
so c²=34, we don't want the square on c so we send it to 34 which becomes √34.
√34 gives us 5.8 miles which is up to just only one decimal place.
You might need to use calculators for square roots because they take long to calculate.
