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I will need a 2 to 3 page paper with introduction and conclusion along with my understanding of the mathematical concept explored in problem 98 along with a discussion on navigation in general. I have attached the following information: an example to follow to format problem 98, information from the website howstuffworks.com and section 5.6 as mention in the instruction

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Problem 98. Buried treasure. Ahmed has half of a treasure map, which indicates that the treasure is buried in the desert 2x + 6 paces from Castle Rock. Vanessa has the other half of the map. Her half indicates that to find the treasure, one must get to Castle Rock, walk x paces to the north, and then walk 2x + 4 paces to the east. If they share their information, then they can find x and save a lot of digging. What is x? Read the following instructions in order to complete his assignment, and review the example of how to complete the math required for this assignment, and review the HYPERLINK "http://managedcourse.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/51ea193b-ce4e-4e07-be50-36da9f43736a/MAT221.W5.AssignmentExample.pdf" \t "_new" example of how to complete the math required for this assignment: Along with factoring, this problem also requires the use of the Pythagorean Theorem to solve it. Work out the problem following steps 3 – 6 below. On your scratch paper draw a diagram which includes the location of Castle Rock and the dimensions of a triangle with the given number of paces. Seeing the relationship of the sides and where the right angle is will help you know how to apply the Theorem. You may include the diagram in your paper but are not required to do so. Write the equation first by inserting the given binomials into the Pythagorean Theorem. Once you have your equation written, go ahead and solve it using the methods from section 5.6 of Elementary and Intermediate Algebra. Show all steps and explain what you are doing as you go. ? Write a two to three page paper that is formatted in APA style and according to the HYPERLINK "http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/1c2b6abb-9bc5-4685-9a0f-eb795e810198/MAT221.Writing_Guide.pdf" \t "_new" Math Writing Guide. Format your math work as shown in the Instructor Guidance and be concise in your reasoning. In the body of your essay, please make sure to include: Your solution to the above problem,...

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Sol: 
Even though Ahmed’s half of the map doesn’t indicate which direction the 2 6 x 
paces should go, we can assume that his and Vanessa’s paces should end up in the 
same place. When we sketch this out on scratch paper we see that it forms a right 
triangle with 2 6 x  being the length of the hypotenuse, and  and x 2 4x  being 
the legs of the triangle. Now we know how we can use the Pythagorean Theorem 
to help for .x      
The Pythagorean Theorem states that in every right triangle with legs of length  a
and b and  hypotenuse ,c these lengths have the relationship of 2 2 2 .a b c   
 Let ,  and 2 4,  so that 2 6.a x b x c x      
Then, by putting these measurements into the Theorem equation we have
   
2 22 2 4 2 6x x x                               The binomial into the Pythagorean      
                                                                         Theorem, 
2 2 24 16 16 4 24 36x x x x x              The binomial squared.

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