SOLUTION: Suppose you travel north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and east can be considered the directions of the y- and

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Question 72637: Suppose you travel north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and east can be considered the directions of the y- and x-axis respectively. Round to the tenth's place.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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the solution to this problem is
a^2+b^2=c^2 thus:
35^2+65^2=c^2
1225+4225=c^2
5450=c^2
c=sqrt5450
c=73.8 km. away from the starting point.