SOLUTION: Tommy the Turtle wanders off in the zoo. Mr. Gorilla saw him walk to the "T" on Clancy Road and make a right. The T is 1.2 miles from Tommy's pen. Gilbert Giraffe saw Tommy sittin

Question 1191942: Tommy the Turtle wanders off in the zoo. Mr. Gorilla saw him walk to the "T" on Clancy Road and make a right. The T is 1.2 miles from Tommy's pen. Gilbert Giraffe saw Tommy sitting outside the giraffe area. The giraffe area is 1.6 miles from the "T. Exactly how far is Tommy the Turtle from his pen?

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Draw this out: one leg of the triangle to the T from the Turtle's pen is 1.2 miles.
The second leg of this right triangle is 1.6 miles.
The hypotenuse is the distance from the pen, and this is a 12-16-20 (3-4-5) right triangle.
if 12 is 1.2 miles and 16 is 1.6 miles, then 20 is 2.0 miles, and that is the answer
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