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Two men, starting at the same point, walk in opposite directions for 4 meters, turn left and walk another 3 meters. what is the distance between them?
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Two men, starting at the same point, walk in opposite directions for 4 meters, turn left and walk another 3 meters. what is the distance between them?

User Ali Samii
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Refer to the diagram shown below.
After their walk, the two men will be separated by a distance of 2x.

From the Pythagorean theorem,
x² = 4² + 3² = 25
r = 5 m

Answer: The distance between the two men will be 10 m.
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