document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143191>Question 143191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If someone could please help with the following. I am lost where to start.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two cars leave an intersection.  One car travels north, the other east.  When the car travelling north had gone 9km, the distance between the cars was 6km more than the distance travelled by the car heading east.  How far had the eastbound car travelled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104182 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104182\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let a=9, c=b+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9^2+b^2=(b+6)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9^2+b^2=b^2+12b+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12b-45=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(4b-15)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3.75 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9^2+3.75^2=9.75^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81+14.0625=95.0625 true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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