SOLUTION: Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles West. What is the shortest distance,to the nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their starting point

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Question 1114724: Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles West. What is the shortest distance,to the nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their starting point
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 miles.


The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle.


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