At noon one day, AJ decided to follow a straight course in a motor boat. After one hour of making no turns and traveling at a steady rate, the boat was 5 miles east and 12 miles north of its point of departure. What was AJ's position at two o'clock? How far had AJ traveled? What was AJ's speed?

At noon one day, AJ decided to follow a straight course in a motor boat. After one hour of making no turns and traveling at a steady rate, the boat was 5 miles east and 12 miles north of its point of departure. What was AJ's position at two o'clock? How far had AJ traveled? What was AJ's speed?

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At noon one day, AJ decided to follow a straight course in a motor boat. After one hour of making no turns
and traveling at a steady rate, the boat was 5 miles east and 12 miles north of its point of departure.
What was AJ's position at two o'clock?
How far had AJ traveled?
What was AJ's speed?

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