document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335792>Question 335792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wei-Jen works due north of home. Her husband Alan works due east. They leave for work at the same time. By the time Wei-Jen is 5 mi from home, the distance between them is 1 mi more than Alan's distance from home. How far from home is Alan? I did try to solve this problem but i think i missed a step, so it just got me more confused with the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240815 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=240815\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance from each to home are the legs of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between them is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take it from there and solve for X, Alan's distance from home.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Re-post if you get stuck. </SPAN>\n" );
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