SOLUTION: A boy cyclea 8 km due east andthen 15 km to the south. Find his distance from the starting point

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Question 1139740: A boy cyclea 8 km due east andthen 15 km to the south. Find his distance from the starting point
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 =  =  = 17 kilometers.       ANSWER


Pythagorean theorem.


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