SOLUTION: You and your friend leave your house at the same time. You drive due east at a speed of 35 miles per hour, and your friend travels due south at a speed of 25 miles per hour. After
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Question 855399: You and your friend leave your house at the same time. You drive due east at a speed of 35 miles per hour, and your friend travels due south at a speed of 25 miles per hour. After 30 minutes, how fast is the distance between your cars changing?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The relative speed is the hypotenuse of the right triangle, not time dependent if you leave at the same time.
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The legs are 25 & 35.
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