The park is 6 mi due east of Freeport High School, and the library is 4 mi due west of the school. The police department is located due north of the school and is 5 mi from the library.

How far is the police department from the park? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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A right triangle with a dot at each corner. The dot at the right angle is labeled Freeport HS. The other two dots are labeled police department and park. A second triangle shares the dots of police department and Freeport HS. Its third dot is labeled library and forms a line with the Freeport HS and park dot

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The park is 6 mi due east of Freeport High School, and the library is 4 mi due west of the school. The police department is located due north of the school and is 5 mi from the library.
 
How far is the police department from the park? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.
 
    mi
   A right triangle with a dot at each corner. The dot at the right angle is labeled Freeport HS. The other two dots are labeled police department and park. A second triangle shares the dots of police department and Freeport HS. Its third dot is labeled library and forms a line with the Freeport HS and park dot

anonymous · Answer

@iGreeen I didn't realize you were on! How's it going?

anonymous · Answer

@frizz