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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 #331040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=student141910><B>student141910(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=student141910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=331040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> He is 5 km from the starting point. You use the Pythagorean theorem to solve the problem because he is making a right triangle. The formula for that is a^2+b^2=c^2. What you are looking for is c^2. So you just plug in the 3 and 4 (3^2+4^2=25)and then square root it. </SPAN>\n" );
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