Tag: how far are you from your starting point?

A city has streets laid out in a square grid, with each block 135 m long. If you drive north for three blocks, then west for two blocks, how far are you from your starting point?   Now use the Pythagorean theorem. A2 + B2 = C2. (405)2 + (270)2 = C2 √236,925 = √C2…