SOLUTION: Two planes left San Fransico at 3pm. One went east at a certain speed and the other went south at a speed that was 75 Kilometers per hour more than the plane heading east. The plan

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Question 596340: Two planes left San Fransico at 3pm. One went east at a certain speed and the other went south at a speed that was 75 Kilometers per hour more than the plane heading east. The planes were 1800 kilometers apart at 5pm. How fast was each plane flying. (round to 2 decimal points)
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Two planes left San Fransico at 3pm. One went east at a certain speed and the other went south at a speed that was 75 Kilometers per hour more than the plane heading east. The planes were 1800 kilometers apart at 5pm. How fast was each plane flying. (round to 2 decimal points)
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r%5E2+%2B+%28r%2B75%29%5E2+=+%281800%2F2%29%5E2
Solve for r, the rate of the slower plane going East.