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Amy walks 5 miles north. Then, she turns east and walks another 6 miles before she stops to rest. How far is Amy from her starting point when she stops to rest? Round your answer to the nearest tenth
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Amy walks 5 miles north. Then, she turns east and walks another 6 miles before she stops to rest.

How far is Amy from her starting point when she stops to rest?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth

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she is 11 miles North East to here starting point
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She is about 7.8 miles from where she had started and I used a right angle triangle for this and applied Pythagorean theorem: a^2+b^2=c^2
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