document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133899>Question 1133899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a bike shop, Rama pedals due north while Sam rides due west. When Sam is 4 mi from the shop, the distance between her and Rama is two miles more than Rama’s distance from the bike shop. Find the distance between Rama and Sam.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #751146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x is the distance from R to the bike shop and one leg of a right triangle (draw this)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sama is 4 miles away (another leg).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse of the right triangle is the distance between them of x+2 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 4^2+x^2=(x+2)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x^2+4x+4=x^2+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance between them is x+2 or 5 miles (3-4-5 right triangle) </SPAN>\n" );
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