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document.write( "  town a b c form a right triangle on the map town c is 65.5 miles away from town b on the map. if one person leaves town a and drives due north 40.2 miles to reach town c how far must another person traveling due west from town a travel to reach town b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #718824 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=718824\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If  the description is analyzed and carefully followed, using West to the left and North upward, point C is above point A, and point B is to the left of point A.  Point A is where the right angle is found.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AC is given, 40.2 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BC hypotenuse, is given, 65.5 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the distance AB.\r<BR>\n" );
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