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You start driving north for 4 miles, turn right, and drive east for another 4 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line distance from your starting point? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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It is 5.7. You can use a triangle as a diagram and use the Pythagorean theorem which is a^2*b^2=c^2. When you put the numbers in, you get 4^2+4^2. This results in 32. When you do that, you square 32 and round it to get 5.7
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The straight line distance between the start and finish point is required.

The straight line distance is 5.7 miles.

Pythagoras theorem

a = Distance traveled north = 4 miles

b = Distance traveled east = 4 miles

c = Straight line distance

The angle between the two paths is ninety degrees so, the Pythagoras theorem can be applied here.

Applying the Pythagoras theorem

[tex]c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\\\Rightarrow c=\sqrt{4^2+4^2}\\\Rightarrow c=4\sqrt{2}\\\Rightarrow c=5.7\ \text{miles}[/tex]

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