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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat travels due east for a distance of 15 miles. It then travels due North for a distance of 20 miles, at which point it drops anchor. How many miles is the boat from it's starting point? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Applying Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let d = distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2 = 15^2 + 20^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 225 + 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt(625)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 25 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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