document.write( "Question 328105: #1)Avoiding a collision. A car is traveling on a road that
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document.write( "is perpendicular to a railroad track. When the car is
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document.write( "30 meters from the crossing, the car’s new collision
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document.write( "detector warns the driver that there is a train 50 meters
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document.write( "from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How far is the train from the crossing? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #234976 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use Pythagoras:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Recognize a 3-4-5 right triangle, hence 40 meters.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |