document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133545>Question 133545</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073268623/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 90. Avoiding a collision. A car is traveling on a road that is perpendicular to a railroad track. When the car is 30 meters from the crossing, the car's new collision detector warns the driver that there is a train 50 meters from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How far is the train from the crossing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FYI This questions is in a section titled: Solving Quadratic Equations by factoring\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97724 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97724\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=30 c=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30^2+b^2=50^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900+b^2=2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=1600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=40 m from the crossing.<BR>\n" );
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