Robert leaves his home to go to his office. he drives 6km due north and then 4 km due east. approximatel what is the shortest distance from roberts home to his office, in kms?

The shortest distance from Roberts home to his office can be found by using the Pythagorean theorem. The triangle that is created is a right triangle. We need to solve for the hypotenuse, the side directly across from the right angle created from this scenario. This Theorem says a^2+b^2=c^2, so 4x4+6x6=c^2. 52=c^2. The square root of 52 is approximately 7.2 km.