SOLUTION: Car A went 6km north and Car B went 8km east from a certain point. How far apart are they?

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Question 891826: Car A went 6km north and Car B went 8km east from a
certain point. How far apart are they?

Answer by LinnW(1048)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using Pythagorean Theorem
we want



10km is the distance between the two cars.

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