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A pair of weak earthquakes are modeled by nonlinear inequalities. One earthquake occurred roughly 15 km south and 18 km west of the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. The quake could be felt 16 km away. A couple of days later another earthquake occurred 9 km north and 4 km east of the center of Salt Lake City and could be felt 21 km away. If Salt Lake City is located at (0, 0) on a coordinate grid, the system below represents this scenario.

StartLayout Enlarged Left-brace first row (x + 18) squared + (y + 15) squared less-than-or-equal-to 256 Second row (x minus 4) squared + (y minus 9) squared less-than-or-equal-to 441 EndLayout

Which location in relation to Salt Lake City felt both earthquakes?

12 km east and 2 km north
12 km east and 2 km south
12 km west and 2 km north
12 km west and 2 km south

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2 km east and 10 km north

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Answer: 12km west and 2km south

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