document.write( "Question 177774: Analytic Geometry
\n" ); document.write( "On a street map, the coordinates of the two fire stations in a town are A(10, 63) and B(87, 30). A neighbour reports smoke coming from the kitchen of a house at C(41,18).
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use the distance formula
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\n" ); document.write( "so from A(10,63) to C(41,18)
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\n" ); document.write( "from B(87,30) to C(41,18)
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\n" ); document.write( "firestation B is closer. \n" ); document.write( "

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