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Question 1086211: a newsboy starts his route by walking 400 m east then 300 m north. How far the boy is from the starting point? θ?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a newsboy starts his route by walking 400 m east then 300 m north. How far the boy is from the starting point?
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It's a right triangle.
Find the hypotenuse.

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