document.write( "Question 161283: A car is traveling on a road that is perpendicular to a railroad track. When the car is 30 meters from the crossing, the car's new collision detector warns the driver that there is a train 50 meters from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How far is the train from the crossing? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #118769 by vleith(2983) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a classic 3-4-5 triangle. ONe leg is 30, the hypotenuse is 50. So the other leg must be 40.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |