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geometry intermediate
Problem
Point is due east of point . Point is due north of point . The distance between points and is , and . Point is meters due north of point . The distance is between which two integers?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
If point B is due east of point A and point C is due north of point B, is a right angle. And if , is a 45-45-90 triangle. Thus, the lengths of sides , , and are in the ratio , and is . is clearly a right triangle with on the side . is 20, so . By the Pythagorean Theorem, . , and . Thus, must be between and . The answer is .
Final answer
B