Question

1. Two cars are starting from positions that are 20 miles apart. They are both headed for the same intersection, as depicted in the diagram below. Car A is traveling at 30 mph, and Car B is traveling at 45 mph. Which car will reach the intersection first?

Part I: Use the law of cosines to determine how far Car B has to travel to reach the intersection.
Part II: Use to determine the time necessary for Car A to reach the intersection. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of an hour.
Part III: Use to determine the time necessary for Car B to reach the intersection.

Answer 1

@nincompoop

Answer 2

@dan815

Answer 3

For part I I got 28.05 mi.

Answer 4

missing something?
They are both headed for the same intersection, as depicted in the diagram below

Answer 5

For part II, I got .60 Hours

Answer 6

Do you have the diagram?

Answer 7

Si.

Answer 8

Part III, I got .62 hours.

Answer 9

Could you guys verify?

Answer 10

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Answer 11

@iGreen

Answer 12

@MikeyMaximum