two jets left an airport at the same time one traveled east at 300 mph the other traveled south at 400 mph how far apart were the Jets at the end of an hour

Answer 1

To find out how far apart the jets were at the end of an hour, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.

One jet traveled east at 300 mph for an hour, so it covered a distance of 300 miles (speed x time = distance).
The other jet traveled south at 400 mph for an hour, so it covered a distance of 400 miles.

Now, we have a right-angled triangle, with the distances covered by the jets as the two legs. Let's call the distance between the jets "d".

According to the Pythagorean theorem, the square of the hypotenuse (d) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

So, d² = 300² + 400²
d² = 90,000 + 160,000
d² = 250,000

Taking the square root of both sides, we find:
d ≈ √250,000
d ≈ 500

Therefore, the jets were approximately 500 miles apart at the end of an hour.