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deleted · 6 years ago · FIRST

oh come on ._____.

tony007 · 6 years ago

25.49 ft away

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mrfahrenheit · 6 years ago

let me guess, forgot to multiply the first time?

tony007 · 6 years ago

Yeah

mrfahrenheit · 6 years ago

this is, if im correct, Pythagoras
5 x 5 is 25, 1 x 5 is 5
a2+b2=c2
c2=650
so c = 25.4
distance=25.4 feet

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guest · 6 years ago

Correct, That is the distance they are away from each other... But what rate are they separating from each other?

mrsuperman8942 · 6 years ago

this is to specific. i think it's what gave him the motivation to get his teaching degree.

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catfluff · 6 years ago

Ah brilliant, sadness and math.

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spacepotato · 6 years ago

They're separating at sqrt(26)m/s (approximately 5.9901m/s) because the Pythagorean Theorem applies to vectors as well as scalars so you can just plus their velocities into the equation.

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