SOLUTION: You and your friend both left your houses at the same time and drove to the footabll game. You travelled west 15 miles and then stopped when you reached the stadium. Your friend tr

Question 1032463: You and your friend both left your houses at the same time and drove to the footabll game. You travelled west 15 miles and then stopped when you reached the stadium. Your friend travelled south 10 miles and then stopped when he reached the stadium. How far apart are your houses?
A. Draw a picture of the scenario. Make sure you lavel all parts, including the unknown value using a variable.
B. Write the equation and solve.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You and your friend both left your houses at the same time and drove to the footabll game. You travelled west 15 miles and then stopped when you reached the stadium. Your friend travelled south 10 miles and then stopped when he reached the stadium. How far apart are your houses?
A. Draw a picture of the scenario. Make sure you lavel all parts, including the unknown value using a variable.
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Sketch a coordinate x/y system of axes.
Put the stadium at (0,0)
Your house is at (15,0)
His house is at (0,10)
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B. Write the equation and solve.
distance = sqrt[10^2 + 15^2] = sqrt(100 + 225) = sqrt(325) = 18.03 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Paceinator(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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