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document.write( "After driving 12 miles north and then 5 miles west, how far will you be from your starting point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not really sure if this is a trick question or something, because basicall are you just adiing 12+5=17 which would be your answer, or are you supposedly able to cut across diagonally, which would make it 12 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your help is greatly appreciated </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #386631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=386631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"how far will you be from your starting point\" ___ they mean in a straight line, not back the way you came\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the diagonal(hypotenuse)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HINT ___ it is NOT 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FYI : the triangle is a Pythagorean triple (all three sides are integers) </SPAN>\n" );
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