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Franklin is fishing from a small boat. His fishing hook is 8 meters below him, and a fish is swimming at the same depth as the hook, 6 meters away. How far away is Franklin from the fish?

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Answer: x = 15

Explanation:


Use the Pythagorean theorem


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