SOLUTION: The highway roads intersect at right angle. A car is 12 kilometers from the intersection at the same time that a truck is 5 kilometers from the same point. If the car is twice as f

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Question 662433: The highway roads intersect at right angle. A car is 12 kilometers from the intersection at the same time that a truck is 5 kilometers from the same point. If the car is twice as fast as the truck, at what time will they be 5 kilometers apart?
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The highway roads intersect at right angle. A car is 12 kilometers from the intersection at the same time that a truck is 5 kilometers from the same point. If the car is twice as fast as the truck, at what time will they be 5 kilometers apart?
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The speeds have to be given. If they move at the speed of light, it will take less time than at 1 mm/month.