SOLUTION: Car A passes point O heading east at a constant rate of 20 mi/h; car B passes the same point 1 hour later heading north at a constant rate of 50 mi/h. Express the distance between
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Question 344533: Car A passes point O heading east at a constant rate of 20 mi/h; car B passes the same point 1 hour later heading north at a constant rate of 50 mi/h. Express the distance between the cars as a function of time t, where t is measured starting when car B passes point O. Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance
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During the hour difference, Car A moved miles away from point O.
Car A's distance from point O would be,
Car B's distance would be,
The distance between them, , would be
