A red and a blue car leave Bellevue at the same time. The red car drives south and the blue car drives west. The red car is going 55 kilometers per hour and the blue car is going 75 kilometers per hour. The day is cloudy. After 3 hours, a) how far apart are the cars? kilometers b) how fast is the distance between the cars changing? km/hr (Enter each answer as decimal rounded to 2 places.)

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A red and a blue car leave Bellevue at the same time.
The red car drives south and the blue car drives west.
The red car is going 55 kilometers per hour and
the blue car is going 75 kilometers per hour.
The day is cloudy.
After 3 hours,
a) how far apart are the cars?
kilometers
b) how fast is the distance between the cars changing?
km/hr
(Enter each answer as decimal rounded to 2 places.)
Transcribed Image Text:A red and a blue car leave Bellevue at the same time. The red car drives south and the blue car drives west. The red car is going 55 kilometers per hour and the blue car is going 75 kilometers per hour. The day is cloudy. After 3 hours, a) how far apart are the cars? kilometers b) how fast is the distance between the cars changing? km/hr (Enter each answer as decimal rounded to 2 places.)
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