SOLUTION: two cars leave the same day one heading north and the other heading west. the first car travels at 25km/hr. in 1 hour the cars are 65km apart. how fast is the second car moving
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Question 294276: two cars leave the same day one heading north and the other heading west. the first car travels at 25km/hr. in 1 hour the cars are 65km apart. how fast is the second car moving
You can put this solution on YOUR website! two cars leave the same day one heading north and the other heading west. the first car travels at 25km/hr. in 1 hour the cars are 65km apart. how fast is the second car moving
The distances travelled by the two cars form a right triangle. After one hour the hypotenuse is 65 and one leg is 25. If the distance travelled by the second car is x then, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we have:
x^2 + 25^2 = 65^2
x^2 = 65^2 - 25^2
x^2 = 4225 - 625
x^2 = 3600
x = sqrt(3600)
x = 60
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