document.write( "Question 1157056: A farmer has just tilled her 72-yard by 65-yard field. To survey her field, the farmer begins in one corner and walks the length of the field. She then turns and walks the width before crossing diagonally across the field to the original corner. How far does the farmer walk?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #779850 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Use Pythagorean theorem
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+72+\" yds
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+65+\" yds
\n" ); document.write( "\"+72%5E2+%2B+65%5E2+=+c%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5184+%2B+4225+=+c%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c%5E2+=+9409+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+97+\" yds
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+72+%2B+65+%2B+97+=+234+\"
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