SOLUTION: Hawick is 15 miles south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 miles east of Abbotsford. What is the distance from Hawick to Kelso? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.?

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Question 1028952: Hawick is 15 miles south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 miles east of Abbotsford. What is the distance from Hawick to Kelso? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Find the hypotenuse.

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