document.write( "Question 964535: a student at a railroad station is standing 5 kilometers west of the previous station and 15 kilometers north of the next station. the position of the previous station in relation to the student is \r
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a student at a railroad station is standing 5 kilometers west of the previous station and 15 kilometers north of the next station. the position of the previous station in relation to the student is ?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the student be at (0,0) on a coordinate system.
\n" ); document.write( "The previous station is at (5,0)
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