Kate biked 9 miles north to the park, then 4 miles west to the mall. How far is Kate from her starting point?
1 Answer
Jan 9, 2017
Kate is
Explanation:
Kate biked
and then 4 miles west to the mall.
His movement is shown below in the figure.
As the figure forms a right triangle, we can find the distance from starting point to Mall, where Kate finally reaches, using Pythagoras Theorem and it is