SOLUTION: Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west . What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile , they must travel to return to their starting point
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Question 1084009: Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west . What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile , they must travel to return to their starting point Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sqrt(8^2+5^2) = 9.43 miles is the shortest distance
It is the hypotenuse of the right triangle (draw it, 5 up and 8 to the left, then connect the beginning with the end points with a straight line).
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NOTE: If they retraced their steps back to the beginning they'd run 8+5=13
