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  1. Jul 7th, 2006, 06:35 AM #1
    njlw
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    puzzling question

    hi everyone

    this is a question for a school assignment that has been puzzling me and my friends for awhile. It's getting to the point where we think it's impossible! It's a bit hard to describe so I drew it up in paint, this is the link to the picture.

    http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/1728/question9ne.gif

    I would really appreciate it if you had a look at it and gave me your thoughts?

    Thanks heaps in advance!
    njlw
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  2. Jul 7th, 2006, 08:49 AM #2
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    Re: puzzling question

    CX = CD - XD (14km - X)
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  3. Jul 7th, 2006, 06:32 PM #3
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    Re: puzzling question

    CD is irrelevant. Ignore that bit of information and the solution should be obvious: BC2 + CX2 = BX2
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  4. Jul 9th, 2006, 11:24 AM #4
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    Re: puzzling question

    I can see why you're having difficulty with the question, it's rather ambguous.

    Kberry, why do you assume XD = X ??? X is not a distance, but the label to a vertex. It's not a dig, I'm just curious, becvause I think you might be on to something!
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