SOLUTION: town a b c form a right triangle on the map town c is 65.5 miles away from town b on the map. if one person leaves town a and drives due north 40.2 miles to reach town c how

Question 1104040:
town a b c form a right triangle on the map town c is 65.5 miles away from town b on the map. if one person leaves town a and drives due north 40.2 miles to reach town c how far must another person traveling due west from town a travel to reach town b
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the description is analyzed and carefully followed, using West to the left and North upward, point C is above point A, and point B is to the left of point A. Point A is where the right angle is found.

AC is given, 40.2 miles.
BC hypotenuse, is given, 65.5 miles.
Let x be the distance AB.

--------find x.
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