Question

sonia drive 15 km north to a shopping mall and then 8 km east ti her friends house.while returning home from her friends house,she took the diagonal path.what distance did she cover on her journey back home​

Answer 1

Answer:

17 m

Step-by-step explanation:

the diagonal is the hypotenuse...

diagonal ^2 = 15^2 + 8^2

= 225 + 64

diagonal =√ 225+64

=√289

=17 m

Answer 2

Answer:

17 km

Step-by-step explanation:

once u form the figure u will notice that we have a right angle triangle with us so by applying pythagoras thm. we get$15^{2}  + 8^{2} = (side we want)^{2}$

now we get $\sqrt{225+64} =\sqrt{289}=17$

hence the answer is 17 plz mark as brainliest