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A boat is anchored 2.2 km due south of a lighthouse. Along the shore, the town of Beachton is 16.8 km due east of the lighthouse. what is Rounding it to the nearest tenth.
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A boat is anchored 2.2 km due south of a lighthouse. Along the shore, the town of Beachton is 16.8 km due east of the lighthouse. what is Rounding it to the nearest tenth.

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Pythagorean Theorem .. 2.2^2 + 16.8^2 = c^2
287.08^2 = c^2
16.9 = c

This is the approximate distance from the boat to the town.
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