SOLUTION: Two airplanes depart from an airport traveling in opposite directions. The second airplane is 200 miles per hour faster than the first. After 2 hours they are 1100 miles apart.
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Question 346396: Two airplanes depart from an airport traveling in opposite directions. The second airplane is 200 miles per hour faster than the first. After 2 hours they are 1100 miles apart. Find the speeds of the airplanes.
Answer by ukine(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = speeds of the airplane
1st airplane= x
2nd airplane= 200miles
200x 1100(x+2)
x=11
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