SOLUTION: A man walked north 119 feet and then west 120 feet. Find the shortest distance between the start and end points

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Question 944772: A man walked north 119 feet and then west 120 feet. Find the shortest distance between the start and end points
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, macston:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance from the start to the end is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs, 119 and 120.
H%5E2=119%5E2%2B120%5E2
H%5E2=14161%2B14400
H%5E2=28561
H=169ft

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The shortest path to the start is the hypotenuse of the right triangle so since
A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2
C=sqrt%28A%5E2%2BB%5E2%29
C=sqrt%28119%5E2%2B120%5E2%29
C=sqrt%2814161%2B14400%29
C=sqrt%2828561%29
C=169 ANSWER The shortest distance between the start and end points is 169 feet.