Two mountain bikers take off from the same place at the same time. one travels north at 4 mph, and the other travels east at 3 mph. how far apart are they after 4 hours? a. 14 miles b. 20 miles c. 28 miles d. 5 miles

20 miles (Answer B)

Step-by-step explanation:

The northbound biker travels (4 mph)(4 hr) = 16 mi, and

the eastbound biker travels (3 mph)(4 hr) = 12 mi.

They travel at right angles to one another.  Thus, the Pythagorean Theorem applies here.  The distance between the two bikers is d = √( [12 mi]^2 + [16 mi]^2 ), or √(144 + 256) mi, or √400 mi, which works out to 20 miles.

Answer B is correct.

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet