document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078746>Question 1078746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose your school is located 1.2 miles south of your home. The mall is located 3.2 miles west of the school. What is the shortest distance between your home and the mall? Round to the nearest hundredth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #693127 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=693127\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two distances given form the legs of a right triangle (draw it).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is the shortest distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.2^2+3.2^2=x^2=1.44+10.24=11.68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is the square of the distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance is the positive square root of that or 3.42 miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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