document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=577000>Question 577000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you need to walk from a point P to a Point Q. You can either walk in a line from P to Q or you can walk in a line from P to another point R and then walk in a line from R to Q. Which one is shorter? Please provide proof! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #370040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=370040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Walk directly from P to Q (I believe this comes from one of Euler's postulates that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line). There are many proofs, some involving basic geometry, others involving vectors, others involving calculus. </SPAN>\n" );
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