document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=678355>Question 678355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two ships leave a port at the same time and travel at the same speed.  One ship is traveling due north and  the other due east.  In a few hours the ships are 150 miles apart.  How many miles has each ship traveled?  Give an exact answer and a one decimal place approximation.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "150 mi is the hypotenuse of a right angle isoceles triangle.<BR>\n" );
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