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Asupply boat must travel from Cameron, Louisiana, to four oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and return to Cameron. In a rectangular
a) Mow many routes are possible?
b) List all of the possible routes.
c) Find the distance to the nearest tenth of a mile from each location to every other location.
d) Find the length of each of the listed routes. Are there any duplications?
e) What is the shortest possible route?
f) If the supply boat had to stop at 40 oil rigs, then how many routes are possible? How long would it take you to find the shortest route?
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