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Easy 8th grade math question?
Tai sailed east from the marina for 48 miles and then sailed south for 14 miles, as shown in the
diagram ( the diagram shows a line going straight across saying 48 then a shorter line going down saying 14 miles then it has a line connecting those two like a traingle)
What is the shortest distance Tai can sail to return to the marina?
F 62 mi
G 82 mi
H 50 mi
J 34 mi
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
you just use pythagoras' thorem,
48^2 + 14^2=2500
the square root of 2500 is 50,
the shortest distance is 50
hope this helps
- Anonymous1 decade ago
a squared + b squared = c squared
so 48^2 + 14^2 = C^2 C^2 =2500 C= 50 H
Source(s): the only thing in math i ever remembered...
