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Driving 3 miles turn right drive 4 miles what is your straight line distance from your starting point

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5 miles

You can use the special right triangles for this equation. Since the side lengths are 3 and 4, the hypotenuse of the triangle would be 5, or you can use the equation a2 + b2 = c2, 3^2 + 4^2 = c2, 25 = c2, c=5

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