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document.write( "Let the answer be x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then AB = x, and BC = 5x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "We are given that AC = 144 km\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since AC = AB + BC\r\n" );
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document.write( "     144 =  x + 5x\r\n" );
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document.write( "You finish.\r\n" );
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