SOLUTION: If Shane is 15 miles due west of Bonney Lake and Dana is 22 miles due north of Bonney Lake, what is the shortest distance from Dana to Shane?

Algebra.Com
Question 919159: If Shane is 15 miles due west of Bonney Lake and Dana is 22 miles due north of Bonney Lake, what is the shortest distance from Dana to Shane?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If Shane is 15 miles due west of Bonney Lake and Dana is 22 miles due north of Bonney Lake, what is the shortest distance from Dana to Shane?
-------------
It's the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

RELATED QUESTIONS

Daniel let home and rode his bike three miles due west and then four miles north. what is (answered by ewatrrr)
Alex jogged 8 miles due north, then turned due west and jogged 6 more miles. How many... (answered by stanbon,richard1234)
A boat travels 16 miles due north in 2 hours and 24 miles due west in 2 hours what is the (answered by addingup)
Pearl lives 6 miles due north of the post office, and Belle lives 8 miles due west of the (answered by solver91311)
16. Amelia hikes 12 miles due east and then 5 miles due north. What is the shortest... (answered by MathLover1,ewatrrr)
If Antrim is 120 miles due north of Dublin and Galway is 140 miles due west of Dublin,... (answered by solver91311)
A person travels 10 miles due north, 4 miles due west, 5 miles due north, and 12 miles... (answered by reviewermath)
Use the pythagoras Theorem ,two runners run 8 miles north and then 15 miles west. What... (answered by Fombitz)
Together lake superior and lake michigan cover 54 thousand square miles. lake superior is (answered by neatmath)