document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=805476>Question 805476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nick walks home from school by walking 8 blocks north and then 6 blocks east.  How much shorter would his walk be if there were a direct path from the school to his house?  Assume the blocks are square </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's the Pythagorean Theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The diagonal, or hypotenuse = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+6%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+6%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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