document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554507>Question 554507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 2 people run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west, what is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their start point? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "North then west makes a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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