Heres a story problem i need help solving.
Two cars travel at right angles to each other from an intersection until they are 39 miles apart. At this point, one car has gone 29 miles farther than the other. How far did the slower car travel?

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amistre64 · Answer

its a right triangle

amistre64 · Answer

hyp= 39
leg = 29
other leg = ?

amistre64 · Answer

i gotta learn to read the problems all the way thru ...

leg = 29+x
other leg = x

amistre64 · Answer

i fyou recall the pythag thrm; this should be a breeze

anonymous · Answer

39^ = 29^2 + x^2
Solve for x.

amistre64 · Answer

you did the same as; but its 29 further than x; so (x+29)^2

anonymous · Answer

YOu are right, I did do the same thing, right after chuckling at you for doing it.

amistre64 · Answer

:)  its like a cancer lol

anonymous · Answer

Almost, cancer can be cured, carelessness can't be.

anonymous · Answer

ok so can someone help me with the answer

amistre64 · Answer

expand it out and slove for x :)

39^2 = x^2 +29^2 +2(29x) + x^2

the rest is just mathing it

anonymous · Answer

8.95

amistre64 · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=39^2+%3D+%2829%2Bx%29^2+%2B+x^2