SOLUTION: two people were walking in opposite direction both of them walked 6 miles forward then took right and walked 8 miles. How far is each from starting positions ?

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Question 1089971: two people were walking in opposite direction both of them walked 6 miles forward then took right and walked 8 miles. How far is each from starting positions ?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathTherapy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Form a right triangle with legs 6 and 8.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse for each is equal to the distance from the starting position.
H%5E2=A%5E2%2BB%5E2
H%5E2=6%5E2%2B8%5E2
H%5E2=36%2B64
Solve for H.

Answer by MathTherapy(10559) About Me  (Show Source):
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two people were walking in opposite direction both of them walked 6 miles forward then took right and walked 8 miles. How far is each from starting positions ? 
6 and 8 represent the legs of a special 3-4-5 right triangle, times 2.

Therefore, hypotenuse (distance from starting point) = highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+2%285%29%2C+or%2C+10%2C+miles%29%29