document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614580>Question 614580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem using the Pythagorean Theorem:  Dirk rowed a boat across a river 225 feet wide. A strong current carried his boat 400 feet downstream as he rowed. Find x, the distance Dirk actually rowed to the nearest foot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried doing: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 and ended up getting sqrt of 306 as my answer.. which isn't right. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = distance (feet) actually rowed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 225^2 + 400^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 50625 + 160000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 210625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 459 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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