Sid lives 3 miles north and 8 miles west of school. what is the direct distance from sid's house to school? ≈ 11 miles ≈ 5 miles ≈ 36.5 miles ≈ 8.5 miles

The direct distance from Sid´s house to school is 8.5 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case we have to use a geometric law the law of Pythagoras, this could give calculate us the hypotenuse of a triangule having to known sides, this is:

Now we can replace the side a=3 miles and b=8 miles, this is:

Having this we can clear the c, and have the

So the direct distance from Sid´s house to school is 8.5 miles.