document.write( "Question 1065079: Two fishing boats depart a harbor at the same time, one traveling east, the other south. The eastbound boat travels at a speed 7 mi/h faster than the southbound boat. After 6 h the boats are 78 mi apart. Find the speed of the southbound boat. \n" ); document.write( "
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Their two separate distances are \"%28r%2B7%29%2A6\" and \"%28r%29%286%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Departure point and the two travel location points form a right triangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%286%28r%2B7%29%29%5E2%2B%286r%29%5E2=78%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"36%28r%5E2%2B14r%2B49%29%2B36r%5E2=78%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%2B14r%2B49%2Br%5E2=169\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2r%5E2%2B14r%2B49-169=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2r%5E2%2B14r-120=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%2B7r-60=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "This is factorable.
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