document.write( "Question 522336: If katrina hikes 5 miles north, 7 miles east, and then 3 miles north again. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far, in a straight line, is katrina from her starting point? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #346811 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If katrina hikes 5 miles north, 7 miles east, and then 3 miles north again. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far, in a straight line, is katrina from her starting point? \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "The order doesn't matter. She's 8 mi north and 7 miles east. \n" ); document.write( "That makes a right triangle with sides of 8 & 7 miles. \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "Can you find the hypotenuse? \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |