document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799778>Question 799778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two fishing boats depart a harbor at the same time, one traveling east, the other south. The eastbound boat travels at a speed 3 mi/h faster that than the southbound boat. After two hours the boats are 30 mi apart. Find the speed of the southbound boat. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I started to set up the equation but am having trouble. I am not sure what to put in the equation for time and is 30 mi the correct number for distance? This is what I have so far. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Boat 1 rate: x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Boat 2 rate: x  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=482839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we are forming  a right triangle with the hypotenuse the distance apart of the boats.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the time is 2 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(x+3) distance of the eastbound boat <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x distance of the southbound boat<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x)^2+ (2x+6)^2=30^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+4x^2+24x+36=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x^2+24x+36 = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x^2+24x-864 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 speed of the south bound boat\r<BR>\n" );
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