You walk 4 steps north. You turn and then walk 3 steps east. Every step is the same length. What is the shortest distance from where you started to where you ended?

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You walk 4 steps north. You turn and then walk 3 steps east. Every step is the same length. What is the shortest distance from where you started to where you ended?

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the answer to this question is 5 or 5.0

RReverser answered Jul 10, 2016

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1 4^2 +3^2 =c^2
1 16 +9 +c^2
1 25=C^2
sq rt 25 =c
5=c

Rohitvats answered Jul 14, 2016

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