SOLUTION: A bird leaves its nest in NY. it flies 6 km due east and 3 km due north how far is the bird from its nest. I dont know if this is a radical the unit we were studying is radical app
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Question 720022: A bird leaves its nest in NY. it flies 6 km due east and 3 km due north how far is the bird from its nest. I dont know if this is a radical the unit we were studying is radical applications. Thank you
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The bird's path form a right triangle
Use the Pythagorean theorem
The bird is 6.7082 km from it's nest
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