Two cars leave a house at the same time. one car travels 60 km/hr north, while the other car travels 40 km/hr east. after 1 hr, how far apart are the cars?

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Alfredo Morales · Answer 1 · 2018-04-10T09:51:43+0000

ok, so now one is 60km up and other is 40km, right
pythagoran theorem
distance between them is hypotonuse
legs are 60km and 40km

so
a²+b²=c²
60²+40²=c²
3600+1600=c²
5200=c²
sqrt both sides
20√13=c or aprox 72.11 km apart

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