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On a bike ride, Aaron travels 6 miles east of his apartment and then 8 miles north. If, at this point, Aaron decided to travel a straight line distance back to his apartment, how many total miles would he have traveled?

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Answer:

10 miles

Explanation:

Use pythagorean theorem:


6^(2) +8^(2) = 10^(2)

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