Maria leaves her house and walks north 6 blocks she then turns and heads east 8 blocks until she reaches Sally's house what is the shortest distance between Sally's house and Maria's house
for this question, you will use the Pythagorean theorem. [tex] a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2} [/tex] so[tex] 6^{2} + 8^{2} = c^{2} [/tex] [tex] 6^{2} + 8^{2} = 100[/tex] [tex] \sqrt{100} = 10[/tex] so the shortest distance is 10 blocks
