SOLUTION: If a ship starting at sea port A, sails 45 miles due north, then 60 miles due east, and then 15 miles due north to a station in the sea. Find the shortest distance between the sea

Question 883722: If a ship starting at sea port A, sails 45 miles due north, then 60 miles due east, and then 15 miles due north to a station in the sea. Find the shortest distance between the sea port A and the station, in miles
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a right triangle problem. This ship has sailed 60 miles north and 60 miles east. Those are the legs of the triangle. Your job is to find the hypotenuse.
Using the formula +=, we have
60^2 + 60^2 = x^2
3600 + 3600 = x^2
7200 = x^2
Take the square root to get: 84.85 (rounded) or "the square root of 7200" (not rounded)

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