SOLUTION: Two ships are traveling at right angles. The first ship, traveling at 8 m/s, crosses the path of the second ship when it is 1000 m away (from the point where the paths cross) and t

Question 1150489: Two ships are traveling at right angles. The first ship, traveling at 8 m/s, crosses the path of the second ship when it is 1000 m away (from the point where the paths cross) and traveling at 6 m/s. What is the rate of separation 300 s after their paths cross?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The way I read the problem, it is self-contradictory. It says the first ship crosses the path of the second ship when it is 1000m away from the point where the paths cross....

Clarify and re-post....

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