document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=308021>Question 308021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> starting from point A on a flat play ground, a child walks 10 yards due north , then 6 yards due east , and then 2 yards due south, arriving at point B. How far apart, in yards, are points A and B </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #220286 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=220286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you draw a diagram of the problem you'll get the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the starting point go 10 units up (NORTH)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then go 6 units to the right (EAST).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now go 2 units down (SOUTH)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are now 8=(10-2) units UP & 6 units RIGHT of the starting point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now draw a line from the starting point to the end point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You now have a triangle that is a right triangle with length=6 & height=8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now find the hypotenuse using the formula a^2+b^2=c^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are now 8 yards north & 6 yards east of the starting point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+8^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+64=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=sqrt100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=10 miles between the starting point & the end point. </SPAN>\n" );
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