SOLUTION: Bicyclists Mia and Pia leave the same point P at the same time at right angles. Pia travels 7 km/h faster than Mia. After three hours, they are 39 km apart. Find the speed of each
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Question 1086844: Bicyclists Mia and Pia leave the same point P at the same time at right angles. Pia travels 7 km/h faster than Mia. After three hours, they are 39 km apart. Find the speed of each cyclist.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate x Time = Distance,
and
Substituting,
Only positive rates make sense here,
and
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