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Pearl lives 6 miles due north of the post office, and Belle lives 8 miles due west of the post office. What is the straight line distance between their homes?

(It makes a right triangle)

Question 3 options:

8 miles


10 miles


12 miles


114 miles

1 Answer

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10 miles
√(6^2+8^2)
√(36+64)
√(100)
10 <--- answer
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