SOLUTION: Two cars leave the same point at the same time, one traveling north aand the other traveling east.. after an hour one car has traveled 48 miles and the other has traveled 64 miles.

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Question 757059: Two cars leave the same point at the same time, one traveling north aand the other traveling east.. after an hour one car has traveled 48 miles and the other has traveled 64 miles. how manyapart were they at that time?
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Two cars leave the same point at the same time, one traveling north aand the other traveling east.. after an hour one car has traveled 48 miles and the other has traveled 64 miles. how manyapart were they at that time?
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It's the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2