Question 1207807
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t = number of hours
The legs of the right triangle are 30t and 40t. 
This represents the distance traveled by the Neon and the Mack truck respectively.


Plug a = 30t, b = 40t into {{{c = sqrt(a^2+b^2)}}} (a modified version of the Pythagorean theorem) to arrive at c = 50t


We have a right triangle with sides 30t, 40t, 50t.
This is based off the 3-4-5 Pythagorean triple. 
Perhaps the most famous such triple.




Answer: 50t
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