document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6591>Question 6591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How far apart are the two cars? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3585 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ichudov><B>ichudov(507)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ichudov><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=ichudov><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3585\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> draw the picture and you will see two triangles. The distance between each car and the point where they started is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%286%5E2%2B8%5E2%29+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%286%5E2%2B8%5E2%29+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, that'sthe hypotenuse. The distance between cars is double that, or 20 miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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