SOLUTION: you bike 12 miles north & 2 miles east.What is the straight-line distance from your starting point ?

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Question 1035067: you bike 12 miles north & 2 miles east.What is the straight-line distance from your starting point ?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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12^2+2^2=c^2
144+4=148
c=sqrt148
c=12.16miles