document.write( "Question 944772: A man walked north 119 feet and then west 120 feet. Find the shortest distance between the start and end points \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #576128 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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The distance from the start to the end is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs, 119 and 120.
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