document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24655>Question 24655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you travel north for 35 kilometers then travel east 65 kilometers. How far are you from your starting point?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you solve an equation like this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "35 km N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65 km east<BR>\n" );
document.write( "north and east are at right angles to eachother, so use the pythagorean theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which says hypoteneuse= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where x and y are the legs of the right triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that 35^2 = (5 * 7)^2 = 5^2 * 7^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and also  65^2 = (5 * 13)^2 = 5^2 * 13^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H+=+5+%2A+sqrt%2849+%2B+169%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H+=+5+%2A+sqrt%2849+%2B+169%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "calculate this for the answer   </SPAN>\n" );
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