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A cowboy is 5 kilometers south of a stream which flows due east. He is also 8 kilometers west and 6 kilometers north of his cabin. He wishes to water his horse at the stream and return home. What Is the shortest distance he can travel and accomplish this?

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with the pythagon's formula
we can solve ths.
answer is 15 km.
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