document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=857568>Question 857568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane flies due east for 210 miles and then due south for 100 miles. How far is the plane from the  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 #516720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=516720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The legs are 210 and 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You're being asked to find the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100^2 + 210^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10,000 + 44,100 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54,100 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "232.59 = c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(strange answer; check my math using the method, but it seems right)<BR>\n" );
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