Question 1034926
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starting from his office stephen rode  his bike 5 kms in the south direction then he took a left turn and rode his bike 
for another 12 kms and reached his house how far is his house from the office represented in kilometres.
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Do you see a right-angled triangle from your description?


They ask you about the hypotenuse of this triangle.

To find the length of the hypotenuse, apply the Pythagorean theorem.

The hypotenuse is {{{sqrt(5^2 + 12^2)}}} = {{{sqrt(25+144)}}} = {{{sqrt(169)}}} = 13 km.

<U>Answer</U>. 13 km.
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