SOLUTION: john walks 1 mile north and 2 miles east from his house to get to work. john then walks 2 mile north and 2 miles east from his work to a restaurant for lunch. what is the distance

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Question 1024560: john walks 1 mile north and 2 miles east from his house to get to work. john then walks 2 mile north and 2 miles east from his work to a restaurant for lunch. what is the distance from the restaurant to his house

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So in total he walked 3 miles north and 4 miles east.
In walking distance it would be 3%2B4=7
In actual distance, use the Pythagorean theorem,
D%5E2=3%5E2%2B4%5E2
D%5E2=9%2B16
D%5E2=25
D=5