document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799283>Question 799283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in order to go to his friends house, luis must drive 24 miles south and then 10 miles east. how many miles could he save if he could drive a straight line distance between the two houses </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482588 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><B>thejackal(72)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=thejackal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=thejackal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=482588\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the Pythagorean formula for a right angle triangle : H = root (24^2 + 10^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer = (24+10) - H </SPAN>\n" );
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