document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028439>Question 1028439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ) Pipestone,	Marshall,	and	Worthington	are	three	cities.	Pipestone	is	36	miles	west	of	Marshall,	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and	Worthington	is 77	miles	north	of	Marshall.	Bert	and	Tre	leave	Pipestone	at	the	same	time.	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bert	goes	straight	to	Worthington	at	a	speed	of	25	miles	per	hour.	Tre	goes	from	Pipestone	to	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Marshall	to	Worthington	at	a	speed	of	35	miles	per	hour.	Who	will	get	to	Worthington	first?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How	much	longer	will	it	take	for	the	second	person	to	arrive?	Round	to	the	nearest	tenth	of	an	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hour </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643528 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><B>Cromlix(4381)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><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=Cromlix><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=643528\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi there,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider your problem as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a right angled triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipestone to Marshall is the base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Marshall to Worthington is the height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pipestone to Worthington is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base = 36 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height = 77 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using Pythagoras Theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = 85 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bert travelled directly to Worthington<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 25 mph. A distance of 85 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = Distance/Speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 85/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 3.4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tre travelled first to Marshall and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then to Worthington at 35 mph. A distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of 36 + 77 = 113 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = Distance/Speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 113/35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 3.2 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tre will arrive first at Worthington<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bert will arrive 0.2 hours later.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2 hours = 12 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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