document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316497>Question 316497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a bird flew 36 miles east and 48 miles north.  How far is bird from his starting point? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226405 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226405\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> since it has traveled east and the north it has taken a  right angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one leg = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other leg = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hyp = sqrt(36^2+48^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 60 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is 60 miles from the starting point.<BR>\n" );
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