Asked by Greg
2 ships sail from the same por, one sails dew east at 15 mph and the second sailed dew south at 20 mph, how far apart are the ships after 3 hours? could you show the how you set this problem up?
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Answered by
drwls
They sail in perpendicular directions. The line connecting their locations is always the hypotenuse of a right triangle with perpendicular legs. After 3 hours, the legs of the triangle are 45 and 60 miles.
The hypotenuse (distance between them) is 75 miles at that time, according to the Pythagorean theorem.
The hypotenuse (distance between them) is 75 miles at that time, according to the Pythagorean theorem.
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