Sam leaves school to go home. He walks 10 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Sam leaves school to go home. He walks 10 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school?

    Sam walked at a right angle. His distance from home to school is the hypotenuse.

    Using our Pythagorean theorem calculator, we get:
    12.806 blocks
     

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