SOLUTION: Two vehicles leave the same corner at the same time and travel at a right angle to each other. One vehicle travels 3 km an hour faster than the other. If after one hour the vehicl

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Question 745344: Two vehicles leave the same corner at the same time and travel at a right angle to each other. One vehicle travels 3 km an hour faster than the other. If after one hour the vehicles are 15 km apart, find the rate of each vehicle.
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



divide by 2...



so the slower is 9 km an hour
and the faster is 12 km per hour

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