SOLUTION: Pascale leaves the office to go home. She walks 12 blocks due north and then 9 blocks due west. How far is she from the office?

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Question 758162: Pascale leaves the office to go home. She walks 12 blocks due north and then 9 blocks due west. How far is she from the office?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Pythagorean problem.
Consider a right angled triangle.
Upright face = 12 blocks
Base face = 9 blocks
Distance from office - hypotenuse
12^2 + 9^2 = hypotenuse^2
144 + 81 = hypotenuse^2
Hypotenuse = square root of 225
Hypotenuse = 15 blocks.
Pascale is 15 blocks distance from her office.
Hope this helps.
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