Problema Solution

Police Car A travels due east at 15mph. 30 minutes later, Police Car B travels due north at 10mph. They are within radio contact as long as they are within 20 miles of each other. Give an equation of the distance between the Police Cars from the time Police Car B sails until they lose radio contact. (Time is the independent variable.)

Answer provided by our tutors

15*0.5 = 7.5 miles

Time: t hours

The distance between the Police Cars: D

D = sqrt[(7.5+15t)^2 + (10t)^2]

D