SOLUTION: two people were walking in opposite direction both of them walked 6 miles forward then took right and walked 8 miles. How far is each from starting positions ?

Question 1089971: two people were walking in opposite direction both of them walked 6 miles forward then took right and walked 8 miles. How far is each from starting positions ?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathTherapy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Form a right triangle with legs 6 and 8.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse for each is equal to the distance from the starting position.

Solve for .
Answer by MathTherapy(10559) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

two people were walking in opposite direction both of them walked 6 miles forward then took right and walked 8 miles. How far is each from starting positions ?

6 and 8 represent the legs of a special 3-4-5 right triangle, times 2.
Therefore, hypotenuse (distance from starting point) =
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