A hungry bunny rabbit hops 20 meters north and then turns and hops 8 meters west in search of tasty flowers to eat.

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To find the bunny's final position after hopping, we can break down its movements into components:

  1. The bunny hops 20 meters north.
  2. Then, it turns and hops 8 meters west.

We can visualize this scenario on a Cartesian coordinate system:

  • Let's assume the starting point of the bunny is at the origin (0, 0).
  • Moving north is in the positive y-direction, and moving west is in the negative x-direction.

Calculating the position:

  • After hopping 20 meters north, the bunny's position is (0, 20).
  • After hopping 8 meters west, the bunny's position then becomes (-8, 20).

So, the bunny's final position after hopping is (-8, 20).

If you need the distance from the starting position to the final position (or the straight-line distance from the origin), you can use the Pythagorean theorem:

\[ \text{Distance} = \sqrt{(-8 - 0)^2 + (20 - 0)^2} = \sqrt{(-8)^2 + (20)^2} = \sqrt{64 + 400} = \sqrt{464} \approx 21.54 \text{ meters} \]

Therefore, the bunny is approximately 21.54 meters away from the starting point, and its final position is (-8, 20).