document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696134>Question 696134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fran works due north of home.Her husband Ben works due east. They leave for work at the same time. By the time fran is 3 miles from home, the distance between them is one mile more than bens distance. What is bens distance? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a picture. You will see a right angled triangle with sides 3,a( ben's distance) and hypotenuse a+1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the property of right angled triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 squared + a squared = (a+1) squared.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2+2a+1= 9+a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a+1=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=4 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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