document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142017>Question 142017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Town A is 5 miles east and 7miles south of town B how far apart are the two towns? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103436 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><B>jojo14344(1513)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103436\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7miles south of town A to B will be your vertical line ------ mark \"a\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5miles east of town A to B will be your horizontal line ------- mark \"b\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance from town A to B will be the diagonal line  ---------- mark \"c\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C^2 = 5^2  + 7^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 =  74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c= sq rt 74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=8.6 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*note: it's true that going east is horizontal and going south is vertical.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "North to South is vertical line, and west to East is horizontal line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo </SPAN>\n" );
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