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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

Trae is searching for a treasure on the beach. From point , he is told to walk two meters north, three meters east, and then two meters north to point . In meters, what is the length of ?
Solution
In total, Trae walked 4 meters north and 3 meters east to get from point to point . Since 3-4-5 is a Pythagorean triple, the length of .
Final answer
5