document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37354>Question 37354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5)	Suppose you travel north for 65 kilometers then travel east 75 kilometers.  How far are you from your starting point?\r<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 #23002 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=23002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you make a quick diagram, you discover that the distance from your starting point is just the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 65 and 75 km.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 65^2 + 75^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 4225 + 5625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 9850  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = square root of 9850 or about 99.25 km </SPAN>\n" );
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