In Georgetown, the library is 8 miles due south of the courthouse and 6 miles due west of the community swimming pool. What is the distance between the courthouse and the community swimming pool?

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Answer:

10  miles

Step-by-step explanation:

tree points form a right triangle with sides 8, 6 and x

x is the hypotenuse of the triangle

x²=8²+6²=100

x=√100=10  miles