SOLUTION: You and a friend go biking. You bike 12 miles north an2 miles east. What is the straight-line distance from your starting point? Round answer to the nearest hundredths.

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Question 388428: You and a friend go biking. You bike 12 miles north an2 miles east. What is the straight-line distance from your starting point? Round answer to the nearest hundredths.
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use pythagorean theorem since the trianlge formed by these three line segments is a right triangle
c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2
c%5E2+=+12%5E2+%2B+2%5E2
c%5E2+=+144+%2B+4
c%5E2+=+148
c+=+sqrt%28148%29
c+=+12.1655
rounded to nearest hundreth
+c+=+12.17