A person starts walking from home and walks 4 miles east,

Question

A person starts walking from home and walks 4 miles east, 7 miles southeast, 6 miles south, 5 miles southwest, and 3 miles east. How far have they walked? If they walked straight home, how far would they have to walk?

Answer 1

Draw and label a diagram.

Each turn is through and angle of 45°.

Use that to determine x and y components of travel.