8. Boat A is traveling North with a speed of 10 miles per hour. Boat B is traveling Southeast with a speed of 16 miles per hour. P is an arbitrary point. At noon, boat A is at point P. At 1:30pm boat B is at point P. Find the distance between the two boats at 4pm. Round your answer to 5 decimal places.

8. Boat A is traveling North with a speed of 10 miles per hour. Boat B is traveling Southeast with a speed of 16 miles per hour. P is an arbitrary point. At noon, boat A is at point P. At 1:30pm boat B is at point P. Find the distance between the two boats at 4pm. Round your answer to 5 decimal places.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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