The coast guard is out to sea and gets notification that two ships need help. One ship is directly west of the coast guard, and the other is directly south, as shown in the image below. The two ships are 6 miles from each other. Which ship is currently closer to the coast guard?

ship one.

Step-by-step explanation:

you are using Pythagoras

I asked this question as well, and got "ship one is closer to the coast guard" however I still need work to support that answer. Is it right?

5x+40

5(x + 8)

7x - 49

7(x - 7)

18x + 9

9(2x + 1)

15x - 10

5(3x - 2)

step-by-step explanation:

for number one all you have to do is factor 5 out of 5x + 40

for number 2 factor 7 out of 7x - 49

for number three factor 9 out of 18x + 9

for number four factor 5 out of 15x - 10

207/8 is the right