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Jacob walks 1.5 miles north. He turns and walks 0.8 miles west. How far is he from his starting point?

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Answer:

1.7 miles

Explanation:

Given that,

Jacob walks 1.5 miles north.

He turns and walks 0.8 miles west.

We need to find how far is he from his starting point. Let he is at a distance of x miles from the starting point. It can be calculated as follows :


x=√(1.5^2+0.8^2) \\\\x=1.7\ \text{miles}

Hence, he is 1.7 miles from his starting point.

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