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Two boats leave a dock. One heads north, and the other heads east. One hour later the two boats are 20 miles apart. The northbound boat traveled
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Two boats leave a dock. One heads north, and the other heads east. One hour later the two boats are 20 miles apart. The northbound boat traveled

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\begin{gathered} x^2=20^2-12^2 \\ x^2=400-144 \\ x^2=256 \\ x=\sqrt[]{256} \\ x=16 \end{gathered}

The north boat traveled 16 miles!

Two boats leave a dock. One heads north, and the other heads east. One hour later-example-1
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