SOLUTION: Two ships leave a port at the same time and travel at the same speed. One ship is traveling due north and the other due east. In a few hours the ships are 150 miles apart. How
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Question 678355: Two ships leave a port at the same time and travel at the same speed. One ship is traveling due north and the other due east. In a few hours the ships are 150 miles apart. How many miles has each ship traveled? Give an exact answer and a one decimal place approximation. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two ships leave a port at the same time and travel at the same speed. One ship is traveling due north and the other due east. In a few hours the ships are 150 miles apart. How many miles has each ship traveled? Give an exact answer and a one decimal place approximation.
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150 mi is the hypotenuse of a right angle isoceles triangle.
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