SOLUTION: A car is on a road traveling due north at 56.3 km/h and a motorcycle is traveling on another road due west at 64.37 km/h. The car is 24.14 km from the point where the roads meet an

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Question 1163078: A car is on a road traveling due north at 56.3 km/h and a motorcycle is traveling on another road due west at 64.37 km/h. The car is 24.14 km from the point where the roads meet and the motorcycle is 8.00 km past that point. What is the closest that the two vehicles get?
Round to 3 significant digits.

km
Answer by ikleyn(52857) About Me  (Show Source):
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As the problem is worded, printed and presented, it is AMBIGUOUS, since it admits // (allows) two possible starting positions for the car.