document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=871126>Question 871126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hicker walks 2 kilometers to the north,3 kilometers to the west,4 kilometers to the south,5 kilometers to the east,1 more kilometer to south and finally 2 kilometers west, how far did he end up ? from where he started ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hint : what is resultant ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #525351 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=525351\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The hiker starts at (0,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Break up the walk into East-West (+x,-x) and North-South (+y,-y).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "East-West : -3+5-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "North-South : 2-4-1=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,0)+(0,-3)=(0,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He's 3 km south of where she started.  </SPAN>\n" );
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