document.write( "Question 289181: Two ships leave port at the same time. Ship X is heading due north and Ship Y is heading due east. Eight hours later they are 400 miles apart. If the Ship X had traveled 320 miles from the port, how many miles had Ship Y traveled? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #209533 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! one leg is 320 \n" ); document.write( "the hypotenuse 400 \n" ); document.write( "320+a^2=400^2 \n" ); document.write( "a=399.6 \n" ); document.write( " |