SOLUTION: Contestants in a long distance race run 5 kilometers due south. The runners then turn right and head west towards the finish line. If the straight line distance from start to finis

Question 1042240: Contestants in a long distance race run 5 kilometers due south. The runners then turn right and head west towards the finish line. If the straight line distance from start to finish is 13 kilometers, what is the distance that the contestants traveled while heading west?
Answer by chen.aavaz(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the distance from the beginning to south: A, A=5km
Also distance from this point to west point: B

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