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A man goes 12 m due south and then 35 m due west. How far is he from the starting point ?

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Solution

In this question make a right angle triangle. ABC where AB base AC is perpendicular and CB is the hypotenuse
given AB= 12 AC=35 FIND BC


THEN USE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

B C equals square root of A B squared plus A C squared end root B C equals square root of 12 squared plus 35 squared end root B C equals square root of 1369
BC=37m
then he 37m far from starting point



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