SOLUTION: Please help me solve this proplem: Centralia is 5 miles east and 7 miles south of Hapsburg. About how far apart are the two towns?
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Question 137894: Please help me solve this proplem: Centralia is 5 miles east and 7 miles south of Hapsburg. About how far apart are the two towns?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5^2+7^2=d^2
25+49=d^2
d^2=74
d=sqrt74
d=8.6 miles apart.
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