SOLUTION: Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east. How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house? Assume

Question 805476: Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east. How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house? Assume the blocks are square
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Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east. How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house? Assume the blocks are square
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It's the Pythagorean Theorem.
The diagonal, or hypotenuse =

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