document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126614>Question 1126614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marie is lost. She walks 15km north, 4 km east, 9 km south, 11 km east, 23 km north, 7 km west and 2 km south. How far away from her original position is she? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #742945 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=742945\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you graph this, carefully, you'll see a net movement of 27km north, and 8 miles east. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using Pythagorus, 27^2 + 8^2 = 793.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square root of 793 is 28.16km a bit east of north. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edited, as I missed the extra eastern movement at first.  </SPAN>\n" );
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