SOLUTION: Please assist me is solving the following equation. Suppose you travel north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point? North and

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Question 82537: Please assist me is solving the following equation.
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.
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Answer by 303795(602) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Good old Mr Pythagoras raises his head once again.
You have a right angled triangle with one side of 35 km, one side of 65 km and the third side being the hypotenuse of the triangle.
c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2
c%5E2=35%5E2%2B65%5E2
c%5E2=1225%2B4225
c%5E2=5450
c=sqrt%285450%29
c = 73.8 km