Two roads that cross at right angles are used as the coordinate axes for a city map. A hospital is located at the point (−1.25, −5.5) -1.25, -5.5 . How far is the hospital from each road?
The problem can be modeled as a right triangle. For this case what we must do is find the distance by using the Pythagorean theorem. We have then: d = root (x ^ 2 + y ^ 2) Substituting values: d = root ((- 1.25) ^ 2 + (-5.5) ^ 2) d = 5.64 units Answer: the hospital is 5.64 units far from each road
