document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=889072>Question 889072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To get to work from my home, I travel 8 miles north and then turn west and travel 6 miles. If i could travel in a straight line from my home to work; how much distance would i save?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought the answer would be 2 miles but after I did the work, it told me the answer was 4 miles and i can't figure out why. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "traveling 8 miles north than 6 miles west makes a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 10 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse=&#8730;(8^2)+(6^2)=&#8730;(64+36)=&#8730;100=10 (this is the straight line from home to your work)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance saved=14-10=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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