Question

On treat night,mrs Walters wanted to get to the house that had the best candy first.she could take the street and walk 4 blocks north and then 8 blocks east,or she could cut through people’s yards. If she cuts through yards. How far does she have to walk?

Answer 1

`c =4√(5) }` units

Explanation:

Use pythagoras theorem

`c =\sqrt{a^(2) +b^(2) }`

`c =\sqrt{4^(2) +8^(2) }`

`c =√(16 +64)`

`c =√(80)`

`c =√(5 * 16) }`

`c =4√(5) }` units