document.write( "Question 1061780: if the post office is 3 miles east and 4 miles north of the bank, what is the straight-line distance from the post office to the bank? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with the legs of 3 and 4 miles is \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%283%5E3+%2B+5%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%289%2B16%29\" = \"sqrt%2825%29\" = 5 miles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer. 5 miles.\r
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