SOLUTION: Two planes left an airport at noon. One flew east at a certain speed and the other flew west at twice the speed. The plains were 2700 miles apart in 3 hours. How fast was each plan
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: Two planes left an airport at noon. One flew east at a certain speed and the other flew west at twice the speed. The plains were 2700 miles apart in 3 hours. How fast was each plane flying?
This question is from textbook
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember:
Speed of the 2 planes in
, twice the speed of
As they left the airport, the 2 plane made a combined distance of in . So,
-------------------------> working eqn
----------------------------> speed of
Also, , speed of
In doubt? Go back working eqn:
Thank you,
Jojo
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