document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=560301>Question 560301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a plane travels due north for 300 km , then turns and travels due west for 800km to arrive at its destination . the plane now has to turn around and return to its original starting point . how far does it have to travel to get back to its staring point ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the plane will take a shortest distance to the original point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side1 = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side2 = 800\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hyp^2 = 300^2+800^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hyp^2= 730,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hyp=854 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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