According to the Pythagorean theorem, the distance $r$ from the spaceship to each asteroid is given by $r = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}$, where $x$ is the distance along the x-axis and $y$ is the distance along the y-axis. In this case, $x = 2.00 \, \text{km}$ and $y = 1.50
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