SOLUTION: Two boats leave port at the same time, one boat sails due north and the other due west. when they are 80 miles apart, the boat traveling north has sailed 16 miles farther than the
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Question 277772: Two boats leave port at the same time, one boat sails due north and the other due west. when they are 80 miles apart, the boat traveling north has sailed 16 miles farther than the boat sailing west. Find the distance each boat has traveled. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two boats leave port at the same time, one boat sails due north and the other due west. when they are 80 miles apart, the boat traveling north has sailed 16 miles farther than the boat sailing west. Find the distance each boat has traveled.
x^2+(x+16)^2=80^2
x=48 miles
x+16=64 miles
