Abdul returned home from school on the school bus. The bus traveled 9 km north
and then 12 km west. How far is Abdul's house from the school? Round to the
nearest whole number. (PLEASE SHOW WORK)

Abdul returned home from school on the school bus The bus traveled 9 km north and then 12 km west How far is Abduls house from the school Round to the nearest w class=

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Answer:

15 km

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle

Is the square root of [tex]a^{2} +b^{2}[/tex]

a and b represent the side lengths so just plug in the side lengths for a and b

it doesn't matter which side you make a or b

square a and b

square root of 144+81

add them

[tex]\sqrt{225}[/tex]

solve

15

add your units and you're done

15 km