• parson0@startrek.website
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    3 hours ago

    a^2 + b^2 = c^2

    He walks 25ft north, she walks 5ft east. The distance between them is D.

    25^2 + 5^2 = D^2 625 + 25 = D^2 D = √650 = 25.5ft

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      1 hour ago

      Read th question again. It’s not about how far apart they are after 5 seconds. It’s about how fast they are separating from each other, so it’s about a rate, not distance.