4. A boat sails east for 35 miles and then turns to sail 10 miles south. What is the distance of the boat from its ending point

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back to its starting point? 36.4 miles 33.5 miles 40.8 miles 25 miles

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Elden [556K] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-14T12:45:16+03:00

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Answer:

36.4mi

Step-by-step explanation:

The boat sailed two legs of a right-angled triangle.

The distance from the starting point is the hypotenuse of the triangle.

d = √(35² + 10²)

= √(1225 + 100)

= √1325

= 36.4 mi