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Beginning in Town A, Biker Bob rode his bike 10 miles west, 3 miles no
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Beginning in Town A, Biker Bob rode his bike 10 miles west, 3 miles north, 5 miles east, and then 9 miles north to Town B. How far apart are Town A and Town B? (Assume perfectly flat terrain.)
A. 10 miles
B. 12 miles
C. 13 miles
D. 14 miles
E. 16 miles
A. 10 miles
B. 12 miles
C. 13 miles
D. 14 miles
E. 16 miles
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Re: Beginning in Town A, Biker Bob rode his bike 10 miles west, 3 miles no
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27 Feb 2021, 05:36
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GeminiHeat wrote:
Beginning in Town A, Biker Bob rode his bike 10 miles west, 3 miles north, 5 miles east, and then 9 miles north to Town B. How far apart are Town A and Town B? (Assume perfectly flat terrain.)
A. 10 miles
B. 12 miles
C. 13 miles
D. 14 miles
E. 16 miles
A. 10 miles
B. 12 miles
C. 13 miles
D. 14 miles
E. 16 miles
Draw the figure and notice a Right angle triangle with Perpendicular as 12 miles (9 + 3) and base as 5 miles (10 - 5).
Apply Pythagoras Th. to fond the distance as 13 miles (\(\sqrt{12^2 + 5^2}\))
Hence, option C
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