To the nearest foot, how far does the car move along the roadway?

Question

As a car moves along a section of the roadway in a mountain pass, it passes through a horizontal run of 950 feet and through a vertical rise of 35 feet. To the nearest foot, how far does the car move along the roadway?

Answer 1

r represents the distance on the roadway

r² = 950² + 35² Pythagorean Theorem