Solve
-Because of the Increase in Traffic Between Springfield and Orangeville

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-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 saves by driving the new road

A) $\left( \frac { 5 } { 2 } + \frac { \sqrt { 137 } } { 2 } \right) \mathrm { mi }$
B) $( \sqrt { 137 } + 9 ) \mathrm { mi }$
C) $\left( - \frac { 5 } { 2 } + \frac { \sqrt { 137 } } { 2 } \right) \mathrm { mi }$
D) $( \sqrt { 137 } - 9 ) \mathrm { mi }$