Solve
-Because of the Increase in Traffic Between Springfield and Orangeville

question 137

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 + 5 miles from Freeport to Orangeville. The new road is 9 miles long and goes straight from
Springfield to Orangeville. Find the number of miles that a person saves by driving the new road

• A) \(\left( \frac { 5 } { 2 } + \frac { \sqrt { 137 } } { 2 } \right) \mathrm { mi }\)
• B) \(( \sqrt { 137 } + 9 ) \mathrm { mi }\)
• C) \(\left( - \frac { 5 } { 2 } + \frac { \sqrt { 137 } } { 2 } \right) \mathrm { mi }\)
• D) \(( \sqrt { 137 } - 9 ) \mathrm { mi }\)

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