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A hiker left her tent and traveled due east for 5 miles, the
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31 Aug 2020, 04:54
31 Aug 2020, 04:54
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A hiker left her tent and traveled due east for 5 miles, then traveled due south for 24 miles, then due east for 5 miles, arriving at a hut. What is the shortest possible distance from her tent to the hut?
A. 13
B. 20
C. 26
D. 28
E. 29
A. 13
B. 20
C. 26
D. 28
E. 29
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29 Sep 2020, 10:28
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Re: A hiker left her tent and traveled due east for 5 miles, the
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29 Sep 2020, 20:29
29 Sep 2020, 20:29
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in the fig the blue color line is the shortest distance from tent to hut
as both are right triangles hypotenuse of both triangles will be 13
so the distance will be 13+13=26
option C is correct
as both are right triangles hypotenuse of both triangles will be 13
so the distance will be 13+13=26
option C is correct
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