SOLUTION: Two cars start moving from the same point. One travels south at 64 mi/h and the other travels west at 48 mi/h. At what rate is the distance between the cars increasing three hours

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Question 995006: Two cars start moving from the same point. One travels south at 64 mi/h and the other travels west at 48 mi/h. At what rate is the distance between the cars increasing three hours later?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Find the 2 distances using d = r*t for each car.
Then find the hypotenuse.