document.write( "Question 363185: A person drives due east for 20 miles and then due north for 30 miles. How far is she from where she started? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #258923 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The two displacements are legs of a right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "The hypotenuse is the distance from the starting point. \n" ); document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |