document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=416468>Question 416468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't get this question...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jenny is standing on a hill, and she shouts down, \"I'm radical 17 yards away, hang on!\" Your other friend, Tim, is standing near a tree that is 4.2 yards away. Which of your friends is closer to you: Jenny or Tim?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the part I don't get about this problem is the radical 17 part because I don't know what a radical is...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THANNKS SO MUCH!!! :) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: some use 'radical 17' as a way of expressing <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2817%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2817%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4.1 to the nearest 10th.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Jenny is 4.1yds away and Tim 4.2 yards away...Jenny would be closer to You </SPAN>\n" );
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