Problema Solution
Officer Ron drove his police car 30 km east and then 250 km south. How far is he from his starting point?
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let 'd' represent the distance from the starting point, d>0
using the Pythagorean Theorem we find
d^2 = 30^2 + 250^2
by solving we find:
d = 251.79 km
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Officer Ron is 251.79 km from the starting point.