document.write( "Question 720022: A bird leaves its nest in NY. it flies 6 km due east and 3 km due north how far is the bird from its nest. I dont know if this is a radical the unit we were studying is radical applications. Thank you \n" ); document.write( "

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The bird's path form a right triangle
\n" ); document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d%5E2+=+6%5E2+%2B+3%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d%5E2+=+36+%2B+9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d%5E2+=+45+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+sqrt%2845%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+3%2Asqrt%285%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+3%2A2.2361+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+6.7082+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The bird is 6.7082 km from it's nest\r
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