document.write( "Question 1001550: Lisa drives her car fourty-six miles south, then thirteen miles east. How far is she from where she started? \n" ); document.write( "
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We are asked to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle of legs 46 miles and 13 miles.
\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "is what we use to find c.
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 46^2 + 13^2
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 2116 + 169
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 2285 so that
\n" ); document.write( "c = 47.8 miles
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