Dana drove her car from her house to her school. She went 7 miles due west and 3 miles due south. How far is Dana's house from the school? isnt this just 10?

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will · Answer

yes

kylieisweird101 · Answer

you sure about that?

kylieisweird101 · Answer

@Hero  plz help
i feel kinda dumb not knowing this

kylieisweird101 · Answer

@Elsa213

Hero · Answer

@kylieisweird101 unfortunately it's not "just 10". Would be nice if it were that easy. Allow me to post something that will help. Hang on.

kylieisweird101 · Answer

ok thank you

kylieisweird101 · Answer

Could it be 7.60? possibly?

Hero · Answer

@kylieisweird101, here's part of the setup for this problem:
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Hero · Answer

Understand that west and south are at right angles to each other.
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Are you familiar with how to compute distance using right triangles?

Hero · Answer

Close, very close. If you're rounding to the nearest hundredth, the distance would be approximately 7.62 miles.