SOLUTION: Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How far apart are the
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Question 6591: Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How far apart are the two cars?
Answer by ichudov(507) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
draw the picture and you will see two triangles. The distance between each car and the point where they started is , that'sthe hypotenuse. The distance between cars is double that, or 20 miles.
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