SOLUTION: If katrina hikes 5 miles north, 7 miles east, and then 3 miles north again. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far, in a straight line, is katrina from her starting point?

Question 522336: If katrina hikes 5 miles north, 7 miles east, and then 3 miles north again. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far, in a straight line, is katrina from her starting point?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If katrina hikes 5 miles north, 7 miles east, and then 3 miles north again. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far, in a straight line, is katrina from her starting point?
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The order doesn't matter. She's 8 mi north and 7 miles east.
That makes a right triangle with sides of 8 & 7 miles.
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Can you find the hypotenuse?

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