document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=882556>Question 882556</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two friends start running in different directions from the same place. One heads south, while the other heads east. After 3 hours, they are 30 miles apart. How fast is each walking on average? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the same average rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Applying the Pythagorean Theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (r(3hr))^2 + (r(3hr))^2 = 30^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       18r^2 = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         r^2 = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          r = 5&#8730;2 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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