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Hawick is 15 kilometers south of Abbotsford, and Kelso is 17 kilometers east of Abbotsford.

what is the distance from hawick to kelso

User Keysersoze
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You want to use the Pythagorean theorem. a^2 + b^2 = c^2

The distance from Abbotsford to Kelso is 17 km. That is your "a" value.

The distance from Abbotsford to Hawick is 15 km. That is your "b" value.

289 + 225 = 514

sqrt(514) = 22.672

User Scott Merritt
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Answer: 22.7

Explanation:

it’s 22.7

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