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Billy is hiking in Colorado. He walks eastward four miles, then turns 60 degrees northward and walks 8 miles and then he walks another 4 miles in the east direction. How far is he from his starting point?  

 Jan 11, 2022
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Via Pythag theorem:

 

Distance from origin =   sqrt ( (4 + 8 cos 60 + 4)2  + (8 sin 60)2 )  

 Jan 12, 2022
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Here the link to my solution

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uYDgsArHN3vg6ixQ7uKiDAIGWMeS8OZT/view?usp=drivesdk

 

hope this helps

 Jan 12, 2022

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