SOLUTION: crown point is due south of merrilville,which is due west of winfield.of winfield is 13 miles from crown point and merrillville is 2 miles farther from winfield than twice its dist

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Question 382506: crown point is due south of merrilville,which is due west of winfield.of winfield is 13 miles from crown point and merrillville is 2 miles farther from winfield than twice its distance from crown point,how far is it from crown point to merrillville? I need help setting up this problem to solve and solving it please.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the 3 places form a right triangle , with m at the right angle and c->w as the hypotenuse

by Pythagoras , (c->m)^2 + (m->w)^2 = (c->w)^2

x^2 + (2x + 2)^2 = 13^2 ___ x^2 + 4x^2 + 8x + 4 = 169

5x^2 + 8x - 165 = 0

factoring ___ (5x + 33)(x - 5) = 0

x - 5 = 0 ___ x = 5