SOLUTION: a surveyor sets a stake and then walks150 feet north,where she sets a second stake.she then walks 300 feet east and sets a third stake.how far from the first stake is the third sta

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Question 217174: a surveyor sets a stake and then walks150 feet north,where she sets a second stake.she then walks 300 feet east and sets a third stake.how far from the first stake is the third stake?round to the nearest tenth
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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this forms a right triangle
c^2=a^2+b^2
c^2=150^2+300^2
c^2=112500
c=335.4 ft