On treat night,mrs Walters wanted to get to the house that had the best candy first.she could take the street and walk 4 blocks north and then 8 blocks east,or she could cut through people’s yards. If she cuts through yards. How far does she have to walk?

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Answer:

[tex]c =4\sqrt{5} }[/tex] units

Step-by-step explanation:

Use pythagoras theorem

[tex]c =\sqrt{a^{2} +b^{2} }[/tex]

[tex]c =\sqrt{4^{2} +8^{2} }[/tex]

[tex]c =\sqrt{16 +64}[/tex]

[tex]c =\sqrt{80}[/tex]

[tex]c =\sqrt{5 * 16} }[/tex]

[tex]c =4\sqrt{5} }[/tex] units