if you plug all the numbers in and then change them into simple shapes, like a square, rectangle, and triangle, you can just add the areas to those shapes and add them together.
We will use the Pythagorean theorem: 8² + 12² = c² 64 + 144 = c² c = √208 ≈ 14.42 14.42 - 12 = 2.42 in The direct distance between the lizard and the cactus is 2.42 inches.
