document.write( "Question 1083138: What is am motetcycle travels 21 miles north from home it the turned derectly turned
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Those are two legs of a right triangle, if you draw this.
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\n" ); document.write( "441+784=1225
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\n" ); document.write( "Notice that 21-28-35 is 7 times a 3-4-5 right triangle.
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