Question

Cindy amd Olaf leave the same point at the same time. Cindy is bicycling west at a rate of 2 mi/h faster than Olaf, who is traveling south. After one hour, they are 10 mi apart. How fast is each person traveling?

Answer 1

where x=rate Olaf is traveling and x+2 is the rate Cindy is traveling. Using the

Answer 2

Using \[a ^{2}+b ^{2}=c ^{2}\] Olaf would be traveling how fast?

Answer 3

Pythagorean theorem problem.\[v^2+(v+2)^2=10^2\]