SOLUTION: Starting from point A, a boat sails due south for 6 mi,
then due east for 5 mi, and then due south for 4 mi. How
far is the boat from A?
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Question 336551: Starting from point A, a boat sails due south for 6 mi,
then due east for 5 mi, and then due south for 4 mi. How
far is the boat from A?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 miles East
10 miles South
The two distances form legs of a right triangle.
Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse, the distance from A.
miles
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