document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151245>Question 151245</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am using an online study guide for the COMPASS Assessment Test, I am having trouble with this particuluar word problem.  The problem involves d= rt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 2 planes leave the same airport at 1:00 PM, how many miles apart will they be at 3:00 PM, if one travels directly north at 150 mph and the other plane travels directly west at 200 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 50 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 100 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 500 miles-correct answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 700 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. 1000 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I originally answered the question D 700 miles, by taking 150+ 200, multiplying the answer by 2 for 2 hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "North traveler goes 2*150 = 300 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "West traveler goes 2*200 = 400 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pytagoras to find the distance of one plane to the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt[300^2 + 400^2] = sqrt[250000] = 500 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 50 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 100 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 500 miles-correct answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 700 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. 1000 miles <BR>\n" );
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