document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884427>Question 884427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rosa works due north. her husband works due east they leave for work at same time. by the time rosa is 5 miles from home the distance between them is 1 mile more than ray distance from home. how far is ray from home </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534306 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534306\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rosa and ray's distances form a right triangle, let x be ray's distance then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5^2 + x^2 = (x+1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 + x^2 = x^2 +2x +1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 = 2x +1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ray is 12 miles from home<BR>\n" );
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