document.write( "Question 613714: If you walk 2.0 miles, turn right and walk due west for 2.1 miles, then how far are you from the place you started, as measured along a straight line between the starting point and ending point. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "If you walk 2.0 miles, turn right and walk due west for 2.1 miles, 
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document.write( "how far are you from the place you started
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document.write( "(as measured along a straight line between the starting point and ending point)
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document.write( "Draw a picture in Your mind or on paper of the right triangle formed
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document.write( "  = far are you from the place you started = 2.9 mi \n" );
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