document.write( "Question 127743: If Lorenzo hiked 7 miles from a starting point, then turns 4 miles, what is the shortest distance back to the starting point to the nearest tenth? \n" ); document.write( "
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7^2+4^2=D^2
\n" ); document.write( "49+16=D^2
\n" ); document.write( "D^2=65
\n" ); document.write( "D=SQRT65
\n" ); document.write( "D=8.06 MILES IS THE ANSWER.
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