Answer:
The coordinate of the rest stop is:
The distance between the hotel and the stadium is 32 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
--- Team hotel
--- Stadium
Solving (a): The coordinates of the rest stop
The rest stop is at half way;
So, the coordinate is:
This gives:
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Solving (b): Distance between the hotel and the stadium
We have:
--- Team hotel
--- Stadium
The distance (d) is:
So, we have:
From the question, we have:
So: