document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=778032>Question 778032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I walk 15 miles west and 8 miles south , how far am I from starting point ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #474388 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=474388\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the pythagorean theorem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15^2 + 8^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "225 + 64 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "289 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = 289\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = sqrt(289)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you are <font color=\"red\">17 miles</font> from the starting point. </SPAN>\n" );
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