Step 1 :\text{Let } S \text{ be Stefan's house, } K \text{ be Katie's house, and } H \text{ be Whitney's home.}
Step 2 :\text{By the Pythagorean theorem, } SK^2 = SH^2 + HK^2.
Step 3 :\text{Substitute the given values: } SK^2 = (4)^2 + (3)^2.
Step 4 :SK = \sqrt{16 + 9}.
Step 5 :SK = \sqrt{25}.
Step 6 :SK = 5