A fishing boat sails from Bastia in Corsica. It travels 15 km due east, then 25 km due south. It then returns directly to its starting point. What is the total distance the boat travels? Use Pythagoras theory
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37 km
Step-by-step explanation:
Use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this question.
a²+b²=c² where c is what you're trying to solve
plug in your knowns into your questions
12²+35²=c²
144+1225=c²
1369=c²
c=√1369
c=37
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