SOLUTION: Town B is 8 miles north and 17 miles west of town A. How far are the two towns apart
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Question 1020141: Town B is 8 miles north and 17 miles west of town A. How far are the two towns apart
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean Theorem where 8 and 17 are the measures of the legs of the right triangle.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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