A car travels 60 miles due north then makes a turn due west. It travels 72 miles west. How far is the car from its starting point? Round to the nearest tenth.

93.7 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem can be represented as a right angled triangle. The distance between the final point and the starting point is the hypotenuse.

We need to find the hypotenuse. We can use Pythagoras rule:

where opp = opposite side to the angle considered

adj = adjacent side to the angle considered

This implies that:

The car is 93.7 miles far from its starting point.