SOLUTION: A boat travels due East for a distance of 15 miles. It then travels due North for a distance 0f 20 miles, at which point it drops anchor. How many miles is the boat from its starti

Question 164831: A boat travels due East for a distance of 15 miles. It then travels due North for a distance 0f 20 miles, at which point it drops anchor. How many miles is the boat from its starting point?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A boat travels due East for a distance of 15 miles. It then travels due North for a distance 0f 20 miles, at which point it drops anchor. How many miles is the boat from its starting point?
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Draw the picture and use Pythagoras to find the distance:
d = sqrt(15^2 + 20^2)
d = sqrt(625) = 25 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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