<PRE><B>Question 214703</B>
An airplane flies from Stanton to Mercury in a straight flight path. Mercury is 300 miles east and 400 miles south of Stanton. How many miles is the flight
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Draw the picture.
It is a right triangle with legs of 300 and 400.
The hypotenuse is the distance you want.
d = sqrt[300^2 + 400^2)
d = sqrt[90000 + 160000]
d = sqrt[250000]
d = 500 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>