SOLUTION: An athlete runs 105m south and 80m west. How far is he from the starting point?

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Question 245908: An athlete runs 105m south and 80m west. How far is he from the starting point?
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The distance from the starting point is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 105 and 80.

Use Pythagoras to compute the distance.


John