Crisostomo Ibarra is going to pay Maria Clara a visit. Instead of walking two perpendicular streets to Maria Clara's house, he decided to take the straight path through an open ground. Ibarra's house is 37 meters away from Maria Clara's house. The distance from the intersection of the perpendicular streets to his house is 35 meters. How many meters will ge save by taking the shortcut rather than walking along the sidewalks?

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Crisostomo Ibarra is going to pay Maria Clara a visit. Instead of walking two perpendicular streets to Maria Clara's house, he decided to take the straight path through an open ground. Ibarra's house is 37 meters away from Maria Clara's house. The distance from the intersection of the perpendicular streets to his house is 35 meters. How many meters will ge save by taking the shortcut rather than walking along the sidewalks?

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