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Answer:
41 km
Step-by-step explanation:
The first car is 32.5 km north after 1/2 hour. The second car is 25 km east after 1/2 hour. The Pythagorean theorem tells you the straight-line distance between them:
d = √(32.5² +25²) = √1681.25 ≈ 41.00
The cars are about 41 km apart after 1/2 hour.
