SOLUTION: If I walk 15 miles west and 8 miles south , how far am I from starting point ?

Question 778032: If I walk 15 miles west and 8 miles south , how far am I from starting point ?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, psbhowmick:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

15^2 + 8^2 = c^2

225 + 64 = c^2

289 = c^2

c^2 = 289

c = sqrt(289)

c = 17

So you are 17 miles from the starting point.
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is an application Pythagoras theorem.

The total distance = .

So you are 17 miles far from the starting point.
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