Rachel rides her biycle 12 kilometers due south from her home. Then she turns and rides 9 kilometets due west. How far is rachel

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3 years ago

9

from her home?

2 answers:

riadik2000 [5.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-18T23:42:15+03:00

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Hope this helps! Just use the Pythagorean’s theorem.

lianna [129] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-19T01:23:08+03:00

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Answer: 15 km

Step-by-step explanation:

Pythagorean triples is used for this:

Pythagorean triples= 3-4-5 (not subtraction)

Find hypotenuse (long side): Since 12 down, 9 left

<h3>a2+b2=c2 </h3><h3>Formula: (9x9)+(12x12)= $\sqrt{cxc}$ </h3><h3>(c*c)= 81+144=225 (square root)</h3><h3>= 15km</h3>