A boat heads south at 1,200 mph while a steamer heads east at 500 mph. If they started from the same dock and at the same time, when will the distance between them be 1,300 mi?
Accepted Solution
A:
If they started at a same time the distance between them will be 1300 mi exactly after an hour (1 hour).
(1200 m/h)^2 + (500 m/h)^2 = (1300 m)^2
Time is 1 Hour
So the distance between the boat heads and steamer heads if they started the same time and be 1300 mi is 1 hour.