SOLUTION: Two cars leace an intersection at right angles at the same time. Car A is going 30 mph and car B is going 45 mph. Write a formula to calculate the distance between the cars at any

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Question 803197: Two cars leace an intersection at right angles at the same time. Car A is going 30 mph and car B is going 45 mph. Write a formula to calculate the distance between the cars at any time t (minutes).
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car A = 30t from starting point
car B 45t from starting point at time t
their distance will be sqrt%28%28%281%2F2%29t%29%5E2%2B%28%283%2F4%29t%29%5E2%29%29