SOLUTION: Fran works due north of her home. Her husband Ben works due east. They leave work at the same time. By the time Fran is 5 miles from home, the distance between them is one mile mor

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Question 977182: Fran works due north of her home. Her husband Ben works due east. They leave work at the same time. By the time Fran is 5 miles from home, the distance between them is one mile more than Ben's distance from home.
How far from home is Ben?

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Right triangle. One leg is 5, one leg is and the hypotenuse is . According to our good old Greek friend, Pythagoras,



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