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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111141 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111141\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the two planes are flying at a right angle to each other (north and west)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "their distances from the airport are the legs of a right triangle, and the distance from each other is the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "north bound __ d=rt __ d=150*2 __ d=300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "west bound __ d=rt __ d=200*2 __ d=400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the distance between them (hypotenuse) is ... think 3-4-5 __ or a^2+b^2=c^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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