SOLUTION: A man walks 8 yards to west and then 6 yards to south. How far is he from the starting point

Question 949979: A man walks 8 yards to west and then 6 yards to south. How far is he from the starting point

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The lengths of his walk and the directions
traveled form a 3 - 4 - 5 right triangle
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You can tell this because:
with a right angle
between the sides
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That means the distance traveled is
not , but yds
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check:

OK
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