SOLUTION: Two cars leave an intersection at the same time. One travels north, and the other heads west traveling 10 mph faster. after 1 hour, they are 50 miles apart. What are their speeds?

Question 108158: Two cars leave an intersection at the same time. One travels north, and the other heads west traveling 10 mph faster. after 1 hour, they are 50 miles apart. What are their speeds?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate x Time = Distance
Car 1 rate =
Car 2 rate =
After 1 hour, the distance is
Distance 1 =
Distance 2 =
Since one heads north and one heads west, the make a right triangle.

From the graph,

Use the positive root since negative rate does not make sense in this application.

and Car 2

Check your answer

True statement. Good answer.
Car 1 is traveling at 30 miles/hr North.
Car 2 is traveling at 40 miles/hr West.
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