SOLUTION: if the post office is 3 miles east and 4 miles north of the bank, what is the straight-line distance from the post office to the bank?
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Question 1061780: if the post office is 3 miles east and 4 miles north of the bank, what is the straight-line distance from the post office to the bank?
Answer by ikleyn(52864) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with the legs of 3 and 4 miles is
= = = 5 miles.
Answer. 5 miles.
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