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Jennifer and Joshua meet for dinner at a restaurant. After dinner, Joshua drives 15 miles south while Jennifer drives 12 miles west. How far apart are they when they stop? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile if necessary.

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Answer:

19.209 miles from each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]{a}^{2} + {b}^{2} = {c}^{2} [/tex]

Using this we get:

[tex] {15}^{2} + {12}^{2} = {x}^{2} [/tex]

[tex]225 + 144 = 369 = {x}^{2} [/tex]

[tex] \sqrt{369 } = 19.209[/tex]

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