SOLUTION: Two cars leave from the same location; one car travels south at 50 miles per hour while the other car travels east at 40 miles per hour. At what rate is the distance between the ca

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Question 801900: Two cars leave from the same location; one car travels south at 50 miles per hour while the other car travels east at 40 miles per hour. At what rate is the distance between the cars changing after 30 minutes?

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two cars leave from the same location; one car travels south at 50 miles per hour while the other car travels east at 40 miles per hour. At what rate is the distance between the cars changing after 30 minutes?
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The distance between them changes at mi/hr at all times.
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The speed of one w/respect to the other is ~ 64.03 mi/hr

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