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24 June, 01:44

Jim headed south 5 miles from his house to the cleaners. From there he headed west to meet his friends. They were at a park 3 miles away. How far would he have to go if he went straight home? (Pythagorean Theorem)

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  1. 24 June, 04:49
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    Yes, use the Pyth. Thm. This situation is illustrated by a right triangle with legs 5 miles and 3 miles. What would be the equivalent straight line distance from house to cleaners?

    (5 mi) ^2 + (3 mi) ^2 = (straight line distance) ^2

    (25 + 9) mi^2 = (straight line distance) ^2

    straight line distance = length of hypotenuse = sqrt (34 mi^2) (answer)
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