Tucker is attending a school orchestra concert. He sees his math teacher seated 5 feet ahead of him and his science teacher seated 7 feet to his right. How far apart are the two teachers? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.
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Using the Pythagorean theorem, the distance between Tucker's math teacher and science teacher is $\sqrt{5^2+7^2} = \sqrt{74}\approx \boxed{8.6}$ feet.