Question 336551
5 miles East
10 miles South
The two distances form legs of a right triangle.
Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse, the distance from A.
{{{H^2=5^2+100^2}}}
{{{H^2=25+100}}}
{{{H^2=125}}}
{{{highlight(H=5sqrt(5))}}} miles