document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315237>Question 315237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I had this question on an exam, but feel like there is some information missing.  Please help me work this out in my mind so I can correctly answer this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary works due north of home.  Her husband Alan works due east.  They leave for work at the same time.  When Mary is 7 miles from home, the distance between them is one mile more than Alan's distance from home.  How far is Alan from home.  The answer is 24 miles, but I don't see how.  Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #225530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=225530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary, Alan, and their house form a right triangle. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The legs are the distance from Mary to home and the distance from Alan to home.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is the distance from Mary to Alan. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it's a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem applies.<BR>\n" );
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