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document.write( "Hulk left home and walked 8 blocks west. then he turned and walked 6 blocks north. if each block is 500ft long how far is hulk from home?? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #281247 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hulk left home and walked 8 blocks west. \n" ); document.write( "then he turned and walked 6 blocks north. \n" ); document.write( "if each block is 500ft long how far is hulk from home?? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Each direction forms the a leg of a right triangle, the dist (d) from home is the hypotenuse, \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "d^2 = (8*500)^2 + (6*500)^2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "put in your calc: \n" ); document.write( "d = \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "d = 5000 ft from home \n" ); document.write( " |