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To cross a 32 m wide river that flows east , Carmen paddled her canoe south. The current pulled Carmen to the east and she paddled a distance of 37 m . How far to the east of her starting point did the current move Carmen ?
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\n" ); document.write( "Draw a right triangle as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "one leg=32 m (width of river)
\n" ); document.write( "hypotenuse=37 m(distance carmen paddled)
\n" ); document.write( "solve for 2nd leg x by pythagorean theorem
\n" ); document.write( "x=√((37^2)-(32^2))=√(1369-1024)=√345≈18.57
\n" ); document.write( "How far to the east of her starting point did the current move Carmen ? 18.57 m
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