SOLUTION: school is 6 miles east of your house. The park is b miles south of your house. When you are at the park, you are 8 miles from school. How far is the park from your house? Can you s

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Question 1139806: school is 6 miles east of your house. The park is b miles south of your house. When you are at the park, you are 8 miles from school. How far is the park from your house? Can you show how to do this in steps. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
Answer by ikleyn(52777) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you make a sketch in the piece of paper, you will see a right-angled triangle.


Do you know what a "right-angled triangle" means ?


OK, very good.


Next question: do you know what the Pythagorean theorem is ?


OK, very good.  Then apply it.  You will get


b = sqrt%288%5E2-6%5E2%29 = sqrt%2864-36%29 = sqrt%2828%29 = 5.29 miles (rounded as requested).   ANSWER

Solved.