Question

Karla's house is 4 miles east of the school and 3 miles north of the park. If Karla walks in a straight line, how far is it for her to walk from the park to her school?

Answer 1

Given:

The length from the school to the house = 4 miles

The length from the park to the house = 3 miles

As shown in the figure, the three places make a right angle triangle

The length from the school to the park represents the hypotenuse of the triangle

Using the Pythagorean equation, the length from the school to the park =

`\sqrt[]{4^2+3^2}=\sqrt[]{16+9}=\sqrt[]{25}=5`

So, the answer is: 5 miles