document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207807>Question 1207807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Dodge Neon and a Mack truck leave an intersection at the same time.The Neon heads east at an average speed of 30 miles per hour, while the truck heads south at an average speed of 40 miles per hour. Find an expression for their distance apart d (in miles) at the end of t hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "t = number of hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The legs of the right triangle are 30t and 40t. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This represents the distance traveled by the Neon and the Mack truck respectively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug a = 30t, b = 40t into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (a modified version of the Pythagorean theorem) to arrive at c = 50t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have a right triangle with sides 30t, 40t, 50t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is based off the 3-4-5 Pythagorean triple. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perhaps the most famous such triple.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 50t<BR>\n" );
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