document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071007>Question 1071007</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two ships leave at the same time , ship x is heading due north and ship Y is heading due east. Twelve hours later they are 600 miles apart. If the ship X Had travels 480 miles from the port , how many miles will ship Y travel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " ship x is heading due north and ship Y is heading due east.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Twelve hours later they are 600 miles apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the ship X Had travels 480 miles from the port , how many miles will ship Y travel?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a pythag problem where each leg is the distance traveled by each ship and the 600 mi between them is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y = distance traveled by ship y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 + 480^2 = 600^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 + 230400 = 360000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 = 360000 - 230400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 = 129600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28129600%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28129600%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 360 mi traveled by ship y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this on your calc; enter <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28360%5E2%2B480%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28360%5E2%2B480%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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