THE THREE VILLAGES

I set out the other day to ride in a motor-car from Acrefield to Butterford, but by mistake I took the road going via Cheesebury, which is nearer Acrefield than Butterford, and is twelve miles to the left of the direct road I should have travelled. After arriving at Butterford I found that I had gone thirty-five miles. What are the three distances between these villages, each being a whole number of miles? I may mention that the three roads are quite straight.

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Geometry -> Plane Geometry -> Triangles Algebra -> Word Problems Geometry -> Plane Geometry -> Pythagorean Theorem
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