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Question 34 of 51A boat leaves the dock and travels 9 miles due south, then 12 miles due west.How far is the boat from the dock?Dock9 miBoat12 miO A. 3 miB. 15 miC. 225 miD. 21 mi

Question 34 of 51A boat leaves the dock and travels 9 miles due south, then 12 miles-example-1
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To find C, we make use of the pythagoras theorem.

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