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A fish swims 10 yards north and 15 yards east from the boat that just caught it and threw it back. How many yards is the fish from the boat?

User Mcdon
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Answer:

18.0277563773 yards

Explanation:

Pythagorean Theorem is
a^(2) +
b^(2) =
c^(2)


10^(2) +
15^(2) =
c^(2)

100 + 225 =
c^(2)

325 =
c^(2)


√(325) =
\sqrt{c^(2) }

8.0277563773 = c

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