document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171635>Question 171635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two men start from the same corner \"A\", going in different directions around a field 1 mile square. The man going along AB walks 4 miles an hour, and the other man who is traveling AD goes 3 miles an hour. Where and after how long will they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter (ABCD) of the square = 4 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two men will have traveled a total distance of 4 mi when they meet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = distance traveled by the 1st guy when they meet from \"A\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4-d) = distance traveled by the 2nd guy when they meet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The travel times of both men will be the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write time equation:  Time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=dist%2Fspeed ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"dist%2Fspeed\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A's time = B's time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284-d%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284-d%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply to find d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d = 4(4-d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d = 16 - 4d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3d + 4d = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7d = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles traveled by the 1st guy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which would put him between C & D, actually 2/7 mi from C<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the travel time of A, who is traveling 4 mph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs or 34.3 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution using the 2nd man traveling 3 mph, find his distance (4-d)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mi for the 2nd guy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would put him between D & C, actually 5/7 mi from D<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the travel time of the 2nd guy who is traveling at 3 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs or 34.3 min as it should be;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this procedure make sense to you?<BR>\n" );
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