SOLUTION: the thrust SSC is the world's fastest land vehicle at 763 mph. Suppose the driver of a car whose top speed is 200 mph requests a race. The car gets a head start of one half hour. A
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Question 936943: the thrust SSC is the world's fastest land vehicle at 763 mph. Suppose the driver of a car whose top speed is 200 mph requests a race. The car gets a head start of one half hour. At what distance will the SSC pass the car?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the time at which they meet.
Distance for the 200 mph car:
Distance for SSC:
Equate the distances,
In that time,
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