SOLUTION: George leaves the office to go home. He walks 6 blocks north and then 8 blocks west. How far is George from the office?

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Question 764255: George leaves the office to go home. He walks 6 blocks north and then 8 blocks west. How far is George from the office?
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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The path taken by George traces the 2 sides of a right angle triangle.
i.e. 6 blocks and 8 blocks.

The straight distance between him and office forms the hypotenuse of this right triangle.

Applying the Pythogaras Theorem, Hypotenuse^2 = side1^2 + side2^2

Hence the distance between George and office = sqrt%286%5E2+%2B+8%5E2%29

= sqrt%2836+%2B+64%29 = 10 blocks.

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