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David leaves the house to go to school. He walks 200 meters west and 125 meters north. How far away is he from his starting point (the diagonal)?
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David leaves the house to go to school. He walks 200 meters west and

125 meters north. How far away is he from his starting point (the diagonal)?

David leaves the house to go to school. He walks 200 meters west and 125 meters north-example-1
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Pythagorean Theorem, where a^2+b^2=c^2. Just plugging in the numbers:
200^2 + 125^2=C^2
40,000 + 15,625=C^2
55,625=C^2
Then just take the square root
C=235.8495
If the number needs to be rounded then 236 meters.
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