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  • 25-10-2022
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A man walked 5 miles right and read a sign that said "20 miles north to Atlanta". How far is Atlanta from the starting point?

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AeralynQ21648 AeralynQ21648
  • 25-10-2022

ANSWER

Atlanta is 20.62 miles away from the starting point

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We're looking for the hypotenuse of this right triangle. Using the Pythagorean theorem:

[tex]\begin{gathered} d^2=5^2+20^2 \\ d=\sqrt[]{25+400} \\ d=\sqrt[]{425} \\ d\approx20.62\text{ miles} \end{gathered}[/tex]

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