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Two joggers run 8 miles north and 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their starting point?
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Two joggers run 8 miles north and 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their starting point?

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The shortest distance to return starting point = 9.4 miles.

Explanation:

Applying pythagoras theoram

The shortest distance =
\sqrt{8^(2) + 5^(2) } = 9.43

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