document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232505>Question 232505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 cars leave intersection, one travel east; other north. When the car traveling east had gone 15 miles the diatance between the cars was 5 miles more than the distance traveled by the car heading north, how far had the north bound car traveled. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #171898 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=171898\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 cars leave intersection, one travel east; other north.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " When the car traveling east had gone 15 miles the distance between the cars was<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5 miles more than the distance traveled by the car heading north, how far had<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the north bound car traveled.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is a right triangle problems a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = 15; the distance by the Eastbound car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b = distance traveled by the Northbound car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance between the cars is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"distance between the cars was 5 miles more than the distance traveled by<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the car heading north,\", therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = b+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15^2 + b^2 = (b+5)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOIL the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 + b^2 = b^2 + 10b + 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract b^2 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 = 10b + 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 25 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 - 25 = 10b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 = 10b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"200%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 20 miles the distance of he northbound car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if this is true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15^2 + 20^2 = 25^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 + 400 = 625!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about this? Did it make sense to you? </SPAN>\n" );
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