The location of a public library is 12 miles east of a residential apartment. The location of a school is 5 miles south of the residential apartment. What is the SHORTEST distance between the public library and the school?

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Answer:

13 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

                                                 12 miles

                Home --------------------------------------------------------Library

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5 miles          |

                     |

                     |

                     |

                School

We can draw an imaginary line betwen school and library. by using the pythagoras theorem, because it is a right triangle. the distance between school and library is 13.