SOLUTION: Two cars are initially 1200 miles apart. At the same time Car A starts driving at 35 mph to the east while Car B starts driving at 55 mph to the north (see sketch below for this in

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Question 1129517: Two cars are initially 1200 miles apart. At the same time Car A starts driving at 35 mph to the east while Car B starts driving at 55 mph to the north (see sketch below for this initial setup). At what rate is the distance between the two cars changing after (a) 5 hours of travel, (b) 20 hours of travel and (c) 40 hours of travel?
Answer by ikleyn(52846) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This problem is self-contradictory.

It says that "the sketch is below", but actually it is not.