SOLUTION: Because of construction along the road from A to B, Alinna drives 8 miles from A to C and then 15 miles from C to B.
How much farther (in miles) did Alinna travel by using the a
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Question 1192576: Because of construction along the road from A to B, Alinna drives 8 miles from A to C and then 15 miles from C to B.
How much farther (in miles) did Alinna travel by using the alternative route from A to B?
This problem has a RIGHT angle .... so when a RIGHT ANGLE occurs ... the Pythagorean theorem will be needed in this problem. Once you use the Pythagorean theorem ... you will get the length of AB ... but this question goes a little further ... it wants the DIFFERENCE of AB from the SUM of AC and CB Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source):
