SOLUTION: Two roads diverge from a point at an angle 120. two persons starting from the point walk along roads at 3km and 2km per hour. Find the distance between them?

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Question 353794: Two roads diverge from a point at an angle 120. two persons starting from the point walk along roads at 3km and 2km per hour. Find the distance between them?
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Two roads diverge from a point at an angle 120. two persons starting from the point walk along roads at 3km and 2km per hour. Find the distance between them?
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Use the Cosine Law:
c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+-+2abcos%28C%29
c%5E2+=+4+%2B+9+-+2%2A3%2Acos%28120%29
c%5E2+=+13+%2B+3
c = 4 km/hr
c increases at 4 km/hr
c = 4t km, t in hours