SOLUTION: a commuter drives 15 miles north from home and then 20 miles west to get to work what would be the length of the trip if it were possible to drive along a straight line from home t
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Question 980706: a commuter drives 15 miles north from home and then 20 miles west to get to work what would be the length of the trip if it were possible to drive along a straight line from home to work ?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there,
Use Pythagoras theorem
You have two sides of the
right angled triangle
You must find the hypotenuse
sqrt (15^2 + 20^2) = 25
This is the length of the
trip if he could just drive
straight to work.
Hope this helps:-)
