Hulk left home and walked 8 blocks west. then he turned and walked 6 blocks north. if each block is 500 ft. long, how far is hulk from home? show work.

The answer is 5000 ft 

His displacement is actually the hypotenuse (c) of the triangle with sides 6 blocks and 8 blocks.
According to the Pythagorean theoreme:
c² = a² + b²
c² = 6² + 8²
c² = 36 + 64
c² = 100
c = √100
c = 10 blocks

Since 1 block is 500ft long, then 10 blocks are 5000 ft long:
1 : 500ft = 10 : x
x = 10 * 500ft / 1 = 5000 ft