Problema Solution
john drives his bike 27 km east and then 298 km south how far is he from his starting point
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Let 'x' represent the distance from the starting point.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem we have:
x^2 = 27^2 + 298^2
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x = 299.22 km
We need to ignore the negative solution since the distance is a positive number.
John is 299.22 km far from the starting point.