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-Because of the Increase in Traffic Between Springfield and Orangeville

question 145

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-Because of the increase in traffic between Springfield and Orangeville, a new road was built to connect the two towns. The old road goes south x miles from Springfield to Freeport and then goes east x + 3 miles from
Freeport to Orangeville. The new road is 11 miles long and goes straight from Springfield to Orangeville. Find
The number of miles that a person saves by driving the new road over the old one.

• A) \(( \sqrt { 233 } + 11 ) \mathrm { mi }\)
• B) \(\left( \frac { 3 } { 2 } + \frac { \sqrt { 233 } } { 2 } \right) \mathrm { mi }\)
• C) \(( \sqrt { 233 } - 11 ) \mathrm { mi }\)
• D) \(\left( - \frac { 3 } { 2 } + \frac { \sqrt { 233 } } { 2 } \right) \mathrm { mi }\)