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the north american plate and the pacific plate have been sliding horizontally past each other along the san andreas fault line for about 10 million years. the plate move 5 cm/y. How far have the plates traveled assuming a constant rate during this time

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Answer:

50 million

Explanation:

since they're moving at a constant rate, all you need to do is multiply 5 by 10 million

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