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Clark Kent walks 3 miles west and then 4 miles north. How far is it for Superman to fly in a straight line back to his starting point? (It makes a right triangle.)


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3 miles



5 miles



7 miles



9 miles

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Botheguy

It would be 5 miles if the triangle was a right angle

andyharmsen

You can use the pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c², where a and b are perpendicular sides of a triangle and c is the hypotenuse.

For this problem, a = 3, b = 4
c = √(3² + 4²) = √5² = 5

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