document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002525>Question 1002525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two automobiles leave a city at the same time and travel along straight highways that differ in direction by 80°. If their speeds are 55 mi/hr and 55 mi/hr respectively, approximately how far apart are the cars at the end of 50 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #619396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</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=619396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Basic rules to use, RT=D and Law Of Cosines.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 minutes is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F6%29hour ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F6%29hour\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c be distance apart.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The simplification and computation is not done here; but you can and should do them.  Examine the left side expression carefully - SIMPLIFICATION must be emphasized. </SPAN>\n" );
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