In order to go to his friends house, Luis must drive 24 miles south then 10 miles east. how many miles could he save if he could drive the straight-line distance between the 2 houses?

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anonymous · Answer

10^2 + 24^2 = C^2
C = 26

24 + 10 - 26 = 8

anonymous · Answer

the width of a rectangle is 5 feet and the diagonal is 9 feet. what is the area of the ractangle?

anonymous · Answer

is it the same concept?

radar · Answer

Kinda.  You solve for the length then calculate area.

anonymous · Answer

well i did the 5*5 and 9*9 and got 106

anonymous · Answer

got a whole bunch of decimals as the answer. tthe answers highlighted are

2square root 14
10 square root 14
2 square feet
10 square feet 
or Not shown

anonymous · Answer

I guess u cant take the square root of 106

radar · Answer

$$l=\sqrt{81-25}=\sqrt{56}$$
Area A=(5)(7.483)=37.41657387 sq ft

anonymous · Answer

see that answer isnt on there

radar · Answer

10 times square root of 14

radar · Answer

$$\sqrt{56}=\sqrt{14}\sqrt{4}=2\sqrt{14}$$Multipying by 5 gives result ur looking for.

radar · Answer

new problem Luis Rivera

anonymous · Answer

attachment

radar · Answer

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radar · Answer

$$\sqrt{500}=10\sqrt{5}$$