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My friends are walking to their house. They first walks directly north 20 feet. They then turn to the right and walk directly east 20 feet and they arrive at their house. If my friends had walked from their starting point directly to their house in a straight line, How many feet would they walk?

User Hamid Reza Salimian
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Answer:

28.28 ft

Explanation:

20^2+20^2=c^2

400+400=c^2

28.28 = c

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