SOLUTION: A slice of cake is 20 metres due east and 10 metres due south. Another slice is 15 metres due west and 15 metres due north. Which slice of cake am I closer to?

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Question 1039178: A slice of cake is 20 metres due east and 10 metres due south. Another slice is 15 metres due west and 15 metres due north. Which slice of cake am I closer to?
Answer by ikleyn(52810) About Me  (Show Source):
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The second one.

Use Pythagorean theorem.