SOLUTION: To get to work from my home, I travel 8 miles north and then turn west and travel 6 miles. If i could travel in a straight line from my home to work; how much distance would i save
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Question 889072: To get to work from my home, I travel 8 miles north and then turn west and travel 6 miles. If i could travel in a straight line from my home to work; how much distance would i save?
I thought the answer would be 2 miles but after I did the work, it told me the answer was 4 miles and i can't figure out why. Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To get to work from my home, I travel 8 miles north and then turn west and travel 6 miles. If i could travel in a straight line from my home to work; how much distance would i save?
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traveling 8 miles north than 6 miles west makes a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 10 miles.
hypotenuse=√(8^2)+(6^2)=√(64+36)=√100=10 (this is the straight line from home to your work)
distance saved=14-10=4
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