document.write( "Question 172690: Using the Pythagorean theorem:
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a^2+b^2=c^2
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\n" ); document.write( "b=900^2=1800
\n" ); document.write( "960^2+1,800^2=c^2
\n" ); document.write( "921,600+3,240,000=c^2
\n" ); document.write( "c^2=4,161,600
\n" ); document.write( "c=2,040 km apart after 2 hours.
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