document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760345>Question 760345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars started from the same point. one travels north at 55 mi/h and the other traveled west at 65 mi/h. how far apart were the cars after 3 hours? round to the nearest tenth of a mile </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #462628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=462628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The instantaneous destination points and the origination point form a right triangle... rate*time is the distance from the origination point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2855%2At%29%5E2%2B%2865%2At%29%5E2=%28rt%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2855%2At%29%5E2%2B%2865%2At%29%5E2=%28rt%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where r is the rate at which the cars are separating moving away from each other.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=sqrt%2855%5E2%2B65%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=sqrt%2855%5E2%2B65%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles per hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is r=85 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
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