document.write( "Question 1077003: a soccer field is 70 yd wide and 100 yd long. If a person walk across the field along the diagonal instead of walking the length and width of the field , How short much shorter is the distance? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the diagonal distance\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(70)^2 + (10)^2 = x^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This equation represents the Pythagorean Theorem. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take it from here.
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