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In Greenville, the library is due south of the courthouse and due west of the community swimming pool. If the distance between the library and the courthouse is 7 kilometers and the distance between the courthouse and the city pool is 25 kilometers, how far is the library from the community pool?

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Answer:

24 km

Step-by-step explanation:

this is a right triangle

use the pythagorean theorem

a² + b² = c²

a² + 7² = 25²

a² + 49 = 625

Subtract 49 from both sides

a² = 576

Take the square root of oth sides

a = 24

24 km

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