document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097636>Question 1097636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rosa works due north and her husband, Alan drives due east to work.They leave work at the same time. When Rosa is 3 miles from home the distance between them is 1 more mile than Alan's distance.  How many miles are both? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #712163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=712163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n and n+1 be the distance Alan is from work and the distance he is from Rosa, respectively. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3²+n²=(n+1)²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n²+9=n²+2n+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=4<BR>\n" );
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