document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=564036>Question 564036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars leave a crossroads at the same time. one heads north at 50 km/h and the other heads east at 70 km/h. how far apart are the cars after 2.0 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365203 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=365203\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> they are travelling at right angles to each other.							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At any given instant they form a right triangle with their starting point							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 2 hours one car is 100 km away from starting point and another car 140 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg1 = 	100	km				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg2 =	140	km				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hypotenuse^2	100	^2	+	140	^2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse^2	10000	+	19600			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse^2	29600					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take the square root						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse^2	172.05	km				<BR>\n" );
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