document.write( "Question 362915: A SHIP SAILS 300 KM DUE WEST AND THAN 100 KM DUE SOUTH. AT THE END OF THE JOURNEY, HOW FAR IS THE SHIP FROM ITS STARTING POSITION? \n" ); document.write( "

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The west and south displacements form a right triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "The hypotenuse of the triangle is the distance from the starting position.
\n" ); document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300%5E2%2B100%5E2=D%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"90000%2B10000=D%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"D%5E2=100000\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28D=316.2%29\"$ km \n" ); document.write( "

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