A truck is rented at $40 per day plus a charge per mile of use. the truck traveled 15 miles in one day, and the total charge was
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Let us try and solve it analytically. We have that the side=x+3 together with the short side=s and the diagonal=x+4 satisfy the Pythagorean Theorem. Then we have that 
. This yields 
which yields s^2=2x+7, hence a) is the correct answer.
which yields s^2=2x+7, hence a) is the correct answer.