SOLUTION: Two boats leave the same dock at the same time. One travels north at 6 mph and the other travels east at 8 mph. How far apart will the boats be after 4 hours?

Question 746050: Two boats leave the same dock at the same time. One travels north at 6 mph and the other travels east at 8 mph. How far apart will the boats be after 4 hours?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two boats leave the same dock at the same time. One travels north at 6 mph and the other travels east at 8 mph. How far apart will the boats be after 4 hours?
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It's a right triangle.
Use d = r*t to find the 2 sides, then use Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse.
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