Question

8. Town A is 14 miles from town B, and 20 miles from town C. Town A, B and Care

forming a right triangle at A. A road connects towns B and C directly. Find the length of
this road.​

Answer 1

Using Pythagorean theorem:

The distance AC would be: sqrt(14^2 + 20^2)= ~24.41 miles

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