SOLUTION: Your 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 directly from school. How far is the park from your h

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Question 1078836: Your 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 directly from school. How far is the park from your house? Show your work and round to the nearest hundred if necessary
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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If "east" and the "south" as listed above, then
School-to-house, 6 miles, and park-to-house, b miles, are legs of a right triangle; and park-to-school, 8 miles, is hypotenuse.

b%5E2%2B6%5E2=8%5E2
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Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your 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 directly from school. How far is the park from your house? Show your work and round to the nearest hundred if necessary 
Distance to park from the house: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C5%2C+2sqrt%287%29%2C+%22%2C%22%2C+or%2C+5.29%2C+miles%29%29, ROUNDED to the nearest hundredth.