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Maurice drove 48 miles north and then 36 miles west. Find the
shortest distance from the point where he ended up to his starting
point.

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millerco23

Answer: 60 miles

Step-by-step explanation: If you draw it out you get a triangle with side lengths 48 and 36 and you need to find the hypotenuse.

Use pythagorean's theorem a^2+b^2=c^2 or 48^2+36^2=c^2 and you get that the hypotenuse=60
60 miles that’s the answer to the problem

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