document.write( "Question 1139740: A boy cyclea 8 km due east andthen 15 km to the south. Find his distance from the starting point \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+15%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%2864+%2B+225%29\" = \"sqrt%28289%29\" = 17 kilometers.       ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean theorem.\r\n" );
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