SOLUTION: Patti drove 48 miles to the west and then drove 64 miles to the south how far is shefrom her starting location

Question 930471: Patti drove 48 miles to the west and then drove 64 miles to the south how far is shefrom her starting location
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A right triangle is formed with legs of 48 and 64.
The distance from the starting point will be the length of the hypotenuse.

a� + b� = c� {the Pythagorean Theorem}
48� + 64� = c� {substituted given information into Pythagorean Theorem}
2304 + 4096 = c� {evaluated exponents}
6400 = c� {added}
c = 80

80 miles is the distance from the starting point.

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