Two mountain peaks are known to be 30 miles apart. A person located at a vista point such that a right angle is spanned when he looks from one peak to the other is told that the distances from the vista point to each peak differ by 6 miles. How far is the vista point from each mountain peak?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
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ChapterP: Preliminary Concepts
SectionP.3: Informal Geometry And Measurement
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Two mountain peaks are known to be 30 miles apart. A person located at a vista point such that a right angle is spanned when he looks from one peak to the other is told that the distances from the vista point to each peak differ by 6 miles. How far is the vista point from each mountain peak?
 
 
 
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