document.write( "Question 1087027: You start driving north for 9 miles, turn right, and drive east for another 40 miles. How many miles must you travel to return directly back to your starting point? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #701308 by ikleyn(52858) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "a)  Hypotenuse.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    But how do you know that there is straight way/street/highway available along the hypotenuse ??\r\n" );
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document.write( "    What if there is a huge lake between the starting and ending points ??\r\n" );
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document.write( "b)  Returning back by the same way as the driver got the final point . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "    But how do you know that the way back is two-side street . . . ?\r\n" );
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