document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702396>Question 702396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two families leave the same spot in a park at the same time. One family drives 6 miles north and the other drives directly west. When they stop for a break, the distance between them is 10 miles. How far did the family driving west travel?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not enough information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.7 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.  You have a right triangle with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "legs = 6 and \"w\", and hypotenuse = 10.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 + 6^2 = 10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 = 100-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 8 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not enough information<BR>\n" );
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