document.write( "Question 778032: If I walk 15 miles west and 8 miles south , how far am I from starting point ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #474389 by psbhowmick(878)\"\" \"About 
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This is an application Pythagoras theorem.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The total distance = \"sqrt%288%5E2%2B15%5E2%29=sqrt%2864%2B225%29=sqrt%28289%29=17\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So you are 17 miles far from the starting point.
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