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A luxury ship left the port and cruised for 7 miles at a heading of 38 degrees. It then cruised for 24 miles heading of 128 degrees and stopped. How far was the ship now located from the port?
9 years ago

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Steve
The ship turned 90 degrees. So, the distance from port is just the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 7 and 24.

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9 years ago

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