Two Cars Start Moving from the Same Point $50$ Mi/h and the Other Travels West At

question 88

Multiple Choice

Two cars start moving from the same point. One travels south at $50$ mi/h and the other travels west at $40$ mi/h. At what rate is the distance between the cars increasing 2 hours later? Round the result to the nearest hundredth.

• A) \(55.42 ~\mathrm{mi} / \mathrm{h}\)
• B) \(76.43 ~\mathrm{mi} / \mathrm{h}\)
• C) \(81.38 ~\mathrm{mi} / \mathrm{h}\)
• D) \(65.49 ~\mathrm{mi} / \mathrm{h}\)
• E) \(64.03~ \mathrm{mi} / \mathrm{h}\)

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