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 drove using the old road. Please help ASAP!!!! :(

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The old road is 2x+5 miles long, where
x^2 + (x+5)^2 = 9^2

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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 drove using the old road. Please help ASAP!!!! :(

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The old road is 2x+5 miles long, where
x^2 + (x+5)^2 = 9^2

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The old road is 2x+5 miles long, where x^2 + (x+5)^2 = 9^2