SOLUTION: Two people start jogging at the same time.one jogs south at 5 miles per hour and the other jogs west at 4 miles per hour. After how long are they 24 miles apart?

Question 1043666: Two people start jogging at the same time.one jogs south at 5 miles per hour and the other jogs west at 4 miles per hour. After how long are they 24 miles apart?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Right triangle and time is asked for when hypotenuse becomes a given size.

Find t.

How you report this value depends on what you need and the accuracy available for the given measurements. You need to decide if this is to be a decimal, a whole number, or as an irrational number. As solved, the value for t is as an irrational number, but you might need the reported value differently. What other instructions come with the exercise?
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