SOLUTION: Two surveyors with two-way radios leave the same point at 9:00 A.M., one walking due south at 3 mi/hr and the other due west at 4 mi/hr. How long can they communicate with one anot
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Question 841276: Two surveyors with two-way radios leave the same point at 9:00 A.M., one walking due south at 3 mi/hr and the other due west at 4 mi/hr. How long can they communicate with one another if each radio has a maximum range of 5 miles?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(3t)^2+(4t)^2=25
t=1
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