SOLUTION: A convertible and a minivan leave a highway junction At the same time. The convertible travels west at 75 miles per hour and the minivan travels north 65 per hour. Assuming the two

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Question 1185426: A convertible and a minivan leave a highway junction At the same time. The convertible travels west at 75 miles per hour and the minivan travels north 65 per hour. Assuming the two vehicles do not deviate course how far apart are they after 3 hours?
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A convertible and a minivan leave a highway junction At the same time.
The convertible travels west at 75 miles per hour and the minivan travels north 65 per hour.
Assuming the two vehicles do not deviate course how far apart are they after 3 hours?
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They want you find the hypotenuse of the right angled triangle, whose legs are 

    75*3 = 225 miles  and  65*3 = 195 miles.


    d = sqrt%28225%5E2+%2B+195%5E2%29 = 297.74 miles   (rounded).    ANSWER

Solved.