SOLUTION: The boy scout is reeling in his toy boat. When he has reeled in one foot of fishing line, how far has the boat moved toward the boy: more than one foot, less than one foot, or exac

SOLUTION: The boy scout is reeling in his toy boat. When he has reeled in one foot of fishing line, how far has the boat moved toward the boy: more than one foot, less than one foot, or exac

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Question 293791: The boy scout is reeling in his toy boat. When he has reeled in one foot of fishing line, how far has the boat moved toward the boy: more than one foot, less than one foot, or exactly one foot?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming the fishing line is the hypotenuse then the boat has moved less than the foot.
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