document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58654>Question 58654</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car is traveling on a track that is perpenicular to a railroad track. When the car is 30 meters from the crossing, the car's new collision detector warns the river that there is a train 50 meters from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How far is the train from the crossing?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40204 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><B>rcmcc(152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><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=rcmcc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40204\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use the formula a^2+b^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so to find b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2=c^2-A^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B^2=50^2-30^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B^2=1600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so b=40m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the train is 40 m from the tracks. </SPAN>\n" );
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