A small radio transmitter broadcasts in a 41 mile radius. If you drive along a straight line from a city 46 miles north of the transmitter to a second city 49 miles east of the transmitter, during how much of the drive will you pick up a signal from the transmitter? Give your answer rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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A small radio transmitter broadcasts in a 41 mile radius. If you drive along a straight line from a city 46 miles north of the transmitter to a second city 49 miles east of the transmitter, during how much of the drive will you pick up a signal from the transmitter? Give your answer rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile.

 

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