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document.write( "13. On a street map, the coordinates of the two fire stations in a town are A(10, 63) and B(87, 30). A neighbor reports smoke coming from the kitchen of a house at C(41, 18). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Whic fire station is closer to this house?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please help me with this question? Thanks>> </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Whic fire station is closer to this house?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the 2 distances.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = diffy^2 + diffx^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance to A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = (18-63)^2 + (41-10)^2 = 2986<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance to B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = (18-30)^2 + (41-87)^2 = 2260<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B is closer.  It's not necessary to take the sq root, since the distance wasn't asked for, only which is closer. </SPAN>\n" );
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