SOLUTION: Two fishing boats depart a harbor at the same time, one traveling east, the other south. The eastbound boat travels at a speed 7 mi/h faster than the southbound boat. After 6 h the
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Question 1065079: Two fishing boats depart a harbor at the same time, one traveling east, the other south. The eastbound boat travels at a speed 7 mi/h faster than the southbound boat. After 6 h the boats are 78 mi apart. Find the speed of the southbound boat.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Their two separate distances are and .
Departure point and the two travel location points form a right triangle.
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This is factorable.
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