Question 479529: To avoid paying a toll on a direct road, i go west 10 miles, south 5 miles, west 30 miles, and north 35 miles. what is the lenght(in miles) of the toll road.
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! west 10 miles, south 5 miles, west 30 miles, and north 35 miles=west 40 miles, north 30
(30)2+(40)2=n2
900+1600=n2
2500=n2
n=50 or -50
Throwing out the negative answer, we get the distance to be 50 miles directly..
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