document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205403>Question 1205403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A town map shows the location of its school (S), municipal hall (H), church (C), and market (M). When these places are combined they form the shape of an isosceles trapezoid with an area of 475 sq. meters. The school (S) is adjacent to the municipal hall (H) and diagonally across to the church (C) (Note: SH is one of the non-parallel sides). The school (S) is 16 meters away from the market (M) and the municipal hall (H) is 22 meters away from the church (C). Suppose your house (E) is opposite the school and located in between the municipal hall and church, then how far is it from the school? Provide Illustration, Working Equation, Solution, and Answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is faulty, as tutor @Theo points out in his response.  We know that E is between H and C; but we don't know WHERE between H and C it is.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it is obviously impossible to know how far E is from S.<br><BR>\n" );
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