SOLUTION: A bird leaves its nest in NY. it flies 6 km due east and 3 km due north how far is the bird from its nest. I dont know if this is a radical the unit we were studying is radical app

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Question 720022: A bird leaves its nest in NY. it flies 6 km due east and 3 km due north how far is the bird from its nest. I dont know if this is a radical the unit we were studying is radical applications. Thank you
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The bird's path form a right triangle
Use the Pythagorean theorem
+d%5E2+=+6%5E2+%2B+3%5E2+
+d%5E2+=+36+%2B+9+
+d%5E2+=+45+
+d+=+sqrt%2845%29+
+d+=+3%2Asqrt%285%29+
+d+=+3%2A2.2361+
+d+=+6.7082+
The bird is 6.7082 km from it's nest