SOLUTION: Charlie jog 3 miles south and then 4 miles west. If Charlie were to jog straight home, without changing direction, how far would he have jog ?

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Question 1145626: Charlie jog 3 miles south and then 4 miles west. If Charlie were to jog straight home, without changing direction, how far would he have jog ?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52832) About Me  (Show Source):
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Right-angled triangle.


Use the Pythagorean theorem.


How far = sqrt%283%5E2+%2B+4%5E2%29 = sqrt%289%2B16%29 = sqrt%2825%29 = 5 miles.


Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Charlie jog 3 miles south and then 4 miles west. If Charlie were to jog straight home, without changing direction, how far would he have jog ?
You're looking to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle, with legs being 3 and 4 miles. 

Therefore, this represents a 3-4-5 Pythagorean TRIPLE, so other side or hypotenuse, or distance he'd have to jog is: 5 miles