document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049620>Question 1049620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat sail 12 km towards north and then 35 km towards East find the distance between starting and storing point of the boat </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch the picture ; connect start and storing points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should see a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for the hypotenuse using Pythagoras  ::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt[12^2 + 35^2]  = sqrt(1369) = 37 km<BR>\n" );
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