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A ship is travelling 10 km due west from the harbor and then 7 km in N50.Question: How far is theship from the port?
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A ship is travelling 10 km due west from the harbor and then 7 km in N50.Question: How far is theship from the port?

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If the boat moves this way, then the 10km and 7km lines, and the direct distance d form a right triangle. From here we can calculate d using the pythagorean theorem.

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