SOLUTION: Julia runs out of gas. she walks 4km west and then 2km south looking for a gas station. How far is she from her starting point? The answer has to be rounded to the nearest hundredt

Question 1149718: Julia runs out of gas. she walks 4km west and then 2km south looking for a gas station. How far is she from her starting point? The answer has to be rounded to the nearest hundredths
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Apply the Pythagorean theorem.


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