document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810778>Question 810778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mike and Sandra leave their house.  Mike travels northward for 4 miles to get to his job, and Sandra travels west for 3 miles to get to her job.  Find out how many miles apart they work. (a sketch of the situation may be helpful) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw and label the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with sides 3 and 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the hypotenuse:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = sqrt[3^2+4^2] = sqrt[25] = 5 miles<BR>\n" );
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