SOLUTION: Two jets leave an air base at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One jet travels 74 mi/h faster than the other. If the two jets are 12,224 mi apart after 8 hours, wha
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Question 1111959: Two jets leave an air base at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One jet travels 74 mi/h faster than the other. If the two jets are 12,224 mi apart after 8 hours, what is the rate of each jet?
Rate of faster jet:_____mi/h
Rate of slower jet: ____ mi/h
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the speed of the slower jet in mi/hr
= the speed of the faster jet in mi/hr
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You can think of this as one of the jets travelling at
the sum of their speeds and the other standing still
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and
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Faster jet: 801 mi/hr
Slower jet: 727 mi/hr
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check:
and
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OK
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