document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=598456>Question 598456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man travels 1 km North, 2 km East, 3 km North, and 4 km East. How far is he from the starting point? If the lengths of the legs of a triangle are a, b, find the length h of the altitude to the hypotenuse in terms of a and b. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #378603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=378603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man travels 1 km North, 2 km East, 3 km North, and 4 km East. How far is he from the starting point?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's a total of 4 km North and 6 km East.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d =~ 7.211 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the lengths of the legs of a triangle are a, b, find the length h of the altitude to the hypotenuse in terms of a and b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = length of hypotenuse = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h/b = a/c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = ab/c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = ab/sqrt(a^2 + b^2)<BR>\n" );
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