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In Belleville, the library is due south of the courthouse and due west of the
community swimming pool. If the distance between the library and the courthouse
is 9 miles and the distance between the courthouse and the city pool is 15 miles,
how far is the library from the community pool?

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Answer:

The distance is 144

Explanation:

We solve this by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Using the equation: a squared + b squared= c squared.

In this case, 9 squared + b squared = 15 squared.

So 81+b squared = 225

-81 -81

b= 144

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