SOLUTION: If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00, home many miles apart will they be at 3:00 if one travels directly north at 150 MPH and the other travels directly west at 200 MPH

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Question 125330: If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00, home many miles apart will they be at 3:00 if one travels directly north at 150 MPH and the other travels directly west at 200 MPH
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, cmerrill666:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For each,
For each hrs
For the 1st plane, mi/hr
For the 2nd plane, mi/hr

mi

mi
They traveled apart at right angles to eachother, so
their distance apart is



mi answer

Answer by cmerrill666(3)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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