document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294276>Question 294276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars leave the same day one heading north and the other heading west. the first car travels at 25km/hr. in 1 hour the cars are 65km apart. how fast is the second car moving<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><B>dabanfield(803)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=212258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars leave the same day one heading north and the other heading west. the first car travels at 25km/hr. in 1 hour the cars are 65km apart. how fast is the second car moving\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distances travelled by the two cars form a right triangle. After one hour the hypotenuse is 65 and one leg is 25. If the distance travelled by the second car is x then, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 25^2 = 65^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 65^2 - 25^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 4225 - 625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(3600)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60 </SPAN>\n" );
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