document.write( "Question 904124: Julian jogs 2 kilometers east, 4 kilometers north, and then 7 kilometers west.
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document.write( "How far is Julian from his starting position, to the nearest tenth of a kilometer?
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document.write( "What is the formula/equation to solve this question? Please and Thankyou :) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #548532 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2 east -7 w= 5 west and 4 north \n" ); document.write( "Now apply the pythagorean theorem.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "5^2+4^2=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "25+14=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "38=c^2 \n" ); document.write( "sqrt(39)=c \n" ); document.write( "c=6.244 km\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |