document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=667380>Question 667380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car drives south 3 miles and stops. It then drives 4 miles east and stops again. How far is the car from it's original location? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #414990 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=414990\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car drives south 3 miles and stops. It then drives 4 miles east and stops again. How far is the car from it's original location?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the pictue.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have 2 legs of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One leg is 3; the 2nd leg is 4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the hypotenuse using Pythagoras:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt[3^2+4^2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt[25]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance is 5 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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