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? PLSS HELP EXTRA POINTS, WILL GIVE BRANLIEST!!
Mathematics · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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based on condition
Applying Pythagoras theorem
sq root of (8^2+5^2)= h
sqroot(64+25)= h
Sqroot 89= h
h=9.433 miles
Round to the nearest ten= 9.4 miles