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document.write( "His angle with the N-S line is 60 degs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse of the right triangle formed by his end point, the starting point and the point 3900 m North is 7800 m.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He ran 7800 m in 45 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = d/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not sure what units you want.<BR>\n" );
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