SOLUTION: Two joggers run 8 miles north and then five miles west. What is the shortest distance to the nearest tenth of a mile they must travel to return to their starting point

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Question 876653: Two joggers run 8 miles north and then five miles west. What is the shortest distance to the nearest tenth of a mile they must travel to return to their starting point
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
sqrt(64 + 25) = sqrt(89) = 9.4mi (nearest tenth)