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Solve: A car travels 2 km North , 10 km East, then 3 km West. pythagorean theorem

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________b_____ 7 km east

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| 2km north.

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pythagorean theorem : ✓a² + b² = c²

c² = a² + b² = 4 + 49 = 53

c = ✓53 km

displacement = c = ✓53 km

distance = 10 + 3 + 2 = 15 km

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