SOLUTION: If you travel 16 mi east and then 20 mi north, how far are you from your starting point?
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Question 686576: If you travel 16 mi east and then 20 mi north, how far are you from your starting point?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16^2+20^2=C
c=256+400
c=656
sq rt 656=25.6 miles
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