SOLUTION: A sailboat departed from an island and traveled north for 2 hours, then east for 1 and 1/2 hours all at the same speed. At the end of the trip the boat was 20 miles from where it
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Question 676400: A sailboat departed from an island and traveled north for 2 hours, then east for 1 and 1/2 hours all at the same speed. At the end of the trip the boat was 20 miles from where it started. At what speed did the boat travel?
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A sailboat departed from an island and traveled north for 2 hours, then east
for 1 and 1/2 hours all at the same speed.
At the end of the trip the boat was 20 miles from where it started.
At what speed did the boat travel?
:
Let s = speed of the boat
:
This is a pythag problem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where
a = the distance travel north after 2 hrs
b = the distance travel east after 1.5 hrs
c = 20 mi
:
(2s)^2 + (1.5s)^2 = 20^2
4s^2 + 2.25s^2 = 400
6.25s^2 = 400
s^2 =
s^2 = 64
s =
s = 8 mph is the boat speed
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