A person travels 10 miles due north, then 5 miles due west, then 14 miles due north and then 12 miles due east. How far is that person from their starting point?’

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Jon Hess · Answer 1 · 2022-04-11T13:55:27+0000

If you draw out the steps, you can see that you can use Pythagorean’s theorem and solve for the hypotenuse of the triangle, which represents how far away the person is

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A person travels 10 miles due north, then 5 miles due west, then 14 miles due north and then 12 miles due east. How far is that person from their starting point?’

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