document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=882972>Question 882972</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.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all, draw a picture of what is going on! Here is my rendition:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see, the paths that Mike and Sandra take are at right angles to each other, and thus create a right triangle whose hypotenuse is the distance between their workplaces. To solve for this distance (which I will call D), simply use the Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, Mike and Sandra work five miles apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let me know if you need further clarification! =) </SPAN>\n" );
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