To get to his office from home, Greg walks 5 blocks north and then 2 blocks east. After work he meets some friends at a cafe; to get there he walks 3 blocks south and 5 blocks west. All blocks are 660 feet long.
What is the straight-line distance from the cafe to his home?
Greg’s net displacement from home to the café (or café to home) is 3 blocks west and 2 blocks north. The straight‐line distance is therefore
So the café is about 2 380.6 feet from Greg’s home in a straight line.
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