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Maria leaves her house and walks north 6 blocks. She then turns and heads east 8 blocks until she reaches Sally’s house. What’s the shortest distance between Sally’s house and M…

Maria leaves her house and walks north 6 blocks. She then turns and heads east 8 blocks until she reaches Sally’s house. What’s the shortest distance between Sally’s house and M…
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Maria leaves her house and walks north 6 blocks. She then turns and heads east 8 blocks until she reaches Sally’s house. What’s the shortest distance between Sally’s house and Maria’s house?

User Eassa Nassar
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The shortest distance will be equivalent to her displacement, which is calculated as:
d = √(6² + 8²)
d = 10 blocks
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