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Question 684048: a hospital helicopter must go pick up a patient that is six miles west and eight miles north of the hospital how many miles total will the helicopter travel yo pick up the patient and bring him back to the hospital following the shortest route Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Use the Pythagorean theorum
Make a right triangle with sides or 6 and 8 miles. the solve for the hyptoeneuse. This is a 3-4-5 triangle, so the third side is 10.
10 miles out and 10 miles back. Total 20 miles
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