document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37168>Question 37168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Juliet runs out of gas in Barnhaven, South Carolina. She walks 9 mi west and then 5 mi south looking for a gas station. How far is she from her starting point? Round to the nearest tenth.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #22849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=22849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you make a diagram you can see that the distance from her starting point to the gas station is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 5 and 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have c^2 = a^2 + b^2 and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = 5^2 + 9^2 = 25 + 81 = 106\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = square root of 106 or approximately 10.3 </SPAN>\n" );
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