SOLUTION: Fran works due north of her home. Her husband Ben works due east. They leave work at the same time. By the time Fran is 5 miles from home, the distance between them is one mile mor
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Question 977182: Fran works due north of her home. Her husband Ben works due east. They leave work at the same time. By the time Fran is 5 miles from home, the distance between them is one mile more than Ben's distance from home.
How far from home is Ben?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Right triangle. One leg is 5, one leg is 
and the hypotenuse is 
. According to our good old Greek friend, Pythagoras,
^2\ =\ 5^2\ +\ x^2)
Solve for
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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