document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223246>Question 223246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car trip from NY to Cincinatti took 12.5 hours.  The return trip by the same route took 1 h longer because the average speed was 4 mi/h less.  What is the length of the route?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rXt=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r 12.5= r(12.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r-4(13.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am stuck! Not sure what to do next.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=166979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have the right idea.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so for the trip west:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d\ =\ 12.5r\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and for the trip east:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d\ =\ 13.5(r - 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now since we can be pretty certain that neither New York or Cincinnati picked up and moved while this trip was occurring, we can say that the distance from New York to Cincinnati is the same as the distance from Cincinnati to New York.  Now we can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 12.5r\ =\ 13.5(r-4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\"> then multiply by 12.5 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large d\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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