document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840944>Question 840944</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I'm having trouble setting up this problem. Answers in the back of the book but I need to understand it!!  Thank you!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two cyclists leave from an intersection at the same time. One travels due north at a speed of 15 miles per hour, and the other travels due east at a speed of 20 miles per hour. How long until the distance between the two cyclists is 75 miles?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks again! Iris </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506511 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506511\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance = Rate * Time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since one is going north and the other is going east, their distances are legs of a right triangle and the distance between them is the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Use the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
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