Write up the following neatly and completely on separate paper. 1. A motorboat starts out 20 miles due north of a sailboat. The motorboat then travels south at 40 mph while the sailboat travels east at 20 mph. What is the closest the two boats get to each other? Sailboat Motorboat

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Write up the following neatly and completely on separate paper.
1. A motorboat starts out 20 miles due
north of a sailboat. The motorboat
then travels south at 40 mph while the
sailboat travels east at 20 mph. What
is the closest the two boats get to each
other?
Sailboat
Motorboat
Transcribed Image Text:Write up the following neatly and completely on separate paper. 1. A motorboat starts out 20 miles due north of a sailboat. The motorboat then travels south at 40 mph while the sailboat travels east at 20 mph. What is the closest the two boats get to each other? Sailboat Motorboat
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