document.write( "Question 27851: Question: At Niagra falls, the American Fallas are two metres higher than the Horseshoe Falls. The sum of their heights is 116m. How high are the horseshoe falls?\r
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document.write( "My attempt to answer it:\r
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document.write( "HorseshoeFalls = h
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document.write( "American Falls = h + 2\r
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document.write( "h + h + 2
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document.write( "= 2h + 2\r
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document.write( "2h + 2 = 116m
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document.write( "h + 2 = 116/2
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document.write( "h + 2 = 58
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document.write( "h = 58 - 2
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document.write( "h = 56\r
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document.write( "Therefore:
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document.write( "HorseshoeFalls = h = 56
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document.write( "American Falls = h + 2 = 56 + 2 = 58\r
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document.write( "58m + 56m = 114m\r
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document.write( "I can't seem to get it right. If you'd please help solve my question it would be greatly appreciated. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #15167 by Paul(988)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Horseshoe falls = x \n" ); document.write( "American falls = x+2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2+x=116 \n" ); document.write( "2x=114 \n" ); document.write( "x=57\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "57+2=59\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the american falls are 59m high and the horsehsoe falls are 57 m high. \n" ); document.write( "Paul. \n" ); document.write( " |