document.write( "Question 396391: can you please help me solve this problem??
\n" ); 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??
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Hulk left home and walked 8 blocks west.
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\n" ); document.write( "Each direction forms the a leg of a right triangle, the dist (d) from home is the hypotenuse,
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\n" ); document.write( "d^2 = (8*500)^2 + (6*500)^2
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\n" ); document.write( "d = \"sqrt%284000%5E2+%2B+3000%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "d = 5000 ft from home
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