document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1209078>Question 1209078</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 40 miles per hour, while the truck heads south at an average speed of 50 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( "Hint:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = rate*time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Neon travels a distance 40t due to the equation above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Meanwhile the Mack truck travels a distance of 50t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal is to find the length of the hypotenuse. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is some expression in terms of t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another hint is the Pythagorean Theorem <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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