document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380439>Question 380439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hope someone can help me. I do not understand word problems and I need it worked out. Please help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Avoiding a collision. A car is traveling on a road that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is perpendicular to a railroad track. When the car is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 meters from the crossing, the car’s new collision<BR>\n" );
document.write( "detector warns the driver that there is a train 50 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How<BR>\n" );
document.write( "far is the train from the crossing?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a clasic 3, 4, 5 triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The train is 40 meters away from the intersection.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use c^2=a^2+b^2 to calculate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50^2=30^2+b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2500=900+b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1600=b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt 1600=40 meters </SPAN>\n" );
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