SOLUTION: Points A, B, and C, form a triangle. The distance between point A and point B is 15 yards. The distance between point B and point C is 25 yards. Pete walks directly from point A to

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Question 1024332: Points A, B, and C, form a triangle. The distance between point A and point B is 15 yards. The distance between point B and point C is 25 yards. Pete walks directly from point A to point C, without passing through point B. What is the direct distance from A to C?
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Points A, B, and C form a triangle. The distance between point A and point B is 15 yards.
The distance between point B and point C is 25 yards. Pete walks directly from point A to point C, without passing through point B.
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I suspect you missed the condition that the triangle is right-angled with the right angle A. Then |AC| = sqrt%2825%5E2+-+15%5E2%29 = 20 yards.

Otherwise there is no unique answer.