document.write( "Question 1083138: What is am motetcycle travels 21 miles north from home it the turned derectly turned
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A well-known right triangle is the 3-4-5 triangle
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\n" ); document.write( "This is also a 3-4-5 triangle if the sides are in
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\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+c+\"$ = distance from home
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F7%29%2A21+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F7%29%2A28+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F7%29%2Ac+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+35+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The motorcycle is 35 miles from home\r
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