document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245348>Question 245348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this word problem:   a glider flies 8 miles south from the airport and then 15 miles east. then it flies in a straight line back to the airport. What was the distance of the gliders last leg back to the airport?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We're dealing with a right triangle so we can apply the following formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2 + B^2 = C^2 (C will be the leg back) Now we can plug in the numbers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8^2 + 15^2 = C^2 Do the calculations will result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 + 225 = c^2  Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "289 = c^2  Square root each side will give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. the answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 Miles<BR>\n" );
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