SOLUTION: Two cars leave an intersection one car travels north; the other east. When the car traveling north had gone 6 miles, the distance between the cars was 2 miles more than the distanc
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Question 996030: Two cars leave an intersection one car travels north; the other east. When the car traveling north had gone 6 miles, the distance between the cars was 2 miles more than the distance traveled by the car heading east how far had the eastbound car traveled Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two cars leave an intersection one car travels north; the other east. When the car traveling north had gone 6 miles, the distance between the cars was 2 miles more than the distance traveled by the car heading east how far had the eastbound car traveled
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Draw the picture.
north:: 6 miles
east:: x miles
diagonal(x+2) miles
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Equation:
(x+2)^2 = x^2 + 6^2
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x^2 + 4x + 4 = x^2 + 36
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4x - 32 = 0
4(x-8) = 0
x = 8 miles
x+2 = 10 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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