Question

Two cars leave the park at the same time. One travels north at a speed of 50 km/h for 2 hours. The second car travels west at a speed of 80 km/h for 2 hours. After the 2 hours, how far apart are the two cars? Be sure to draw a diagram illustrating this situation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

This question requires the Pythagorean theorem.

Car A travels north 100km in two hours.

Car B travels west 160km in two hours.

Imagine a triangle the line going up is 100km

the line going left is 160km

the formula for the Pythagorean theorem is

a^2+b^2=c^2

100^2+160^2=c^2

10000+25600=c

35600=c

√35600=c

You can draw a diagram.