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Please help with word problem (in the attachment below)

Please help with word problem (in the attachment below)-example-1
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Answer:

18yds

Explanation:

From Robb to William

Use Pythagoras theorem to find the long side

a² =b² + C²

a² = 12² +5²

a² 144 +25

a² = 169

a =13

From Williams to Robb is 5km

Total distance is 13 +5 = 18yds

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