document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084009>Question 1084009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west . What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile , they must travel to return to their starting point </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #698302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=698302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sqrt(8^2+5^2) = 9.43 miles is the shortest distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is the hypotenuse of the right triangle (draw it, 5 up and 8 to the left, then connect the beginning with the end points with a straight line).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE: If they retraced their steps back to the beginning they'd run 8+5=13 </SPAN>\n" );
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