SOLUTION: A car is traveling on a track that is perpenicular to a railroad track. When the car is 30 meters from the crossing, the car's new collision detector warns the river that there is

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: A car is traveling on a track that is perpenicular to a railroad track. When the car is 30 meters from the crossing, the car's new collision detector warns the river that there is a train 50 meters from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How far is the train from the crossing? This question is from textbook

Answer by rcmcc(152) About Me  (Show Source):
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use the formula a^2+b^2=C^2
so to find b^2
b^2=c^2-A^2
B^2=50^2-30^2
B^2=1600
so b=40m
the train is 40 m from the tracks.