if 2 planes leave the airport at 1:00pm, how many miles apart will they be at 3;00pm, i travels north 150mph?

Question

the other travel west 200mph
i need the steps

Answer 1

Okay, you are talking about two points in time: 1PM and 3PM. This implies that the beginning point is the same. This means that the final points will indicate a triangular shape. Since the directions are north and west, these are perpendicular directions, meaning the triangle formed would be a right triangle.



The first plane traveling north will be able to travel 300 miles and the second plane will be able to travel 400 miles.



(2 hours x 150 miles per hour = 300 miles)

(2 hours x 200 miles per hour = 400 miles)



So, this means that these are the two legs of the right triangle.



using the pythagorean theorem,



a^2 + b^2 = c^2

300^2 + 400^2 = c^2

90000 + 160000 = c^2

250000 = c^2

c = 500 miles apart

Answer 2

50 miles of course because north and west are next to each other so you calculate what is between the measurements.

Answer 3

300 miles

Answer 4

50 miles?

Answer 5

Don't forget to account for length contraction if you're in a moving reference frame ;-)

Answer 6

I agree with notquiteme

The other answers are bs