document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875448>Question 875448</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man goes 10 miles due east and then goes 24 miles due north. find the the distance of the starting point? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "consider a 90 degree triangle with one leg is 24 miles and other is 10 miles hence use Pythagoras law to find the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as follows x^2 = 24^2 + 10^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hence      x = 26. which is the starting point distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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