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Harry drives 6 miles north while Selma drives 8 miles east. How far apart are Harry and Selma when they stop?
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Harry drives 6 miles north while Selma drives 8 miles east. How far apart are Harry and Selma when they stop?

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If you just think of a line graph you could do this on the y axis go up 6 and on the x axis go left 8 and make a right triangle with the 2 points you made and the origin and then use your equation to solve for the missing side
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