<PRE><B>Question 1071007</B>
Two ships leave at the same time ,
 ship x is heading due north and ship Y is heading due east.
 Twelve hours later they are 600 miles apart.
 If the ship X Had travels 480 miles from the port , how many miles will ship Y travel?
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This is a pythag problem where each leg is the distance traveled by each ship and the 600 mi between them is the hypotenuse
let y = distance traveled by ship y
y^2 + 480^2 = 600^2
y^2 + 230400 = 360000
y^2 = 360000 - 230400
y^2 = 129600
y = {{{sqrt(129600)}}}
y = 360 mi traveled by ship y
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Confirm this on your calc; enter {{{sqrt(360^2+480^2)}}}
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