One city, A, is 30 mi. north and 55 mi. east of another city, B. At noon, a car starts west from A at 40 mi. per hr.; at 12:10 p.m., another car starts east from B at 60 mi. per  hr. Find, in two ways, when the cars will be nearest together Draw the appropriate figures for times before 12:39 p.m. and after that time. Show that in terms of time after noon, the formulas for distance between the two cars (one formula associated with each figure) are equivalent. NOTE: The answer should be 12:39 pm. Do the following required

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One city, A, is 30 mi. north and 55 mi. east of another city, B. At noon, a car starts west from A at 40 mi. per hr.; at 12:10 p.m., another car starts east from B at 60 mi. per  hr. Find, in two ways, when the cars will be nearest together Draw the appropriate figures for times before 12:39 p.m. and after that time. Show that in terms of time after noon, the formulas for distance between the two cars (one formula associated with each figure) are equivalent.

NOTE: The answer should be 12:39 pm. Do the following required

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