Question

Two jets depart the same airport at the same time, one taking off runway east, the other runway south. The eastbound jet travels at a speed 100 mi/h faster than the southbound boat. After one hour , the jets are 500 mi. apart. Find the speed of the southbound jet. Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

300 and 200 ml/h

Answer 2

what equation did you use to find your
answer?

Answer 3

sorry, 400 and 300 ml/h

Answer 4

x^2 + (x+100)^2 = 500^2