SOLUTION: 16. Amelia hikes 12 miles due east and then 5 miles due north. What is the shortest distance in miles back to where she began? (1 point) 13 11 6 4

Question 670004: 16.
Amelia hikes 12 miles due east and then 5 miles due north. What is the shortest distance in miles back to where she began? (1 point)
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4
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

miles due east and then miles due north; when you sketch east and north make angle of degrees
so, use Pythagorean theorem to find the shortest distance which will be the hypotenuse

so, your answer is

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
Amelia hikes 12 miles due east and then 5 miles due north.
What is the shortest distance in miles back to where she began?
using the Pythagorean Theorem:
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