SOLUTION: Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east. How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house? Assume
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Question 805476: Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east. How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house? Assume the blocks are square Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east. How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house? Assume the blocks are square
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It's the Pythagorean Theorem.
The diagonal, or hypotenuse =
