SOLUTION: Carrie and Brent leave home at the same time. Carrie drives due east at a rate of 30 mph, while Brent drives due south at a rate of 50 mph. How far apart are they (to the nearest m

Question 1120170: Carrie and Brent leave home at the same time. Carrie drives due east at a rate of 30 mph, while Brent drives due south at a rate of 50 mph. How far apart are they (to the nearest mile) after 4 hours.
Answer by ikleyn(52908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Find the hypotenuse of an right-angled triangle with the legs of

    30 miles/hour * 4 hours = 120 miles,   and

    50 miles/hour * 4 hours = 200 miles.

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