document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185424>Question 1185424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man drove 12 miles East from his home made a left turn at an intersection and the traveled 8 miles north to his place of work. If a road was made directly to his place of work what distance would it be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the road was made as described above how much shorter would the mans one way trip be everyday? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The two legs of his trip make a right triangle with the direct line path; use the Pythagorean Theorem.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the calculation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the one way distance saved is the difference between (12+8) and d.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Again you can do the calculation.<br><BR>\n" );
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