Question

What is the distance between the bank and Hiroto's house on the map?

Enter the distance to the nearest quarter mile. (Each unit represents 1 mile.)

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance is 12 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

See attachment for grid

Required

The distance

From the attached:

$B = (-8,6)$ --- Bank

$H = (4,6)$ --- Hiroto's house

Using distance formula, we have:

$d = \sqrt{(x_1- x_2)^2 + (y_1 - y_2)^2}$

This gives:

$d = \sqrt{(-8- 4)^2 + (6 - 6)^2}$

$d = \sqrt{(-12)^2}$

$d = \sqrt{144}$

$d = 12$