SOLUTION: Two planes leave simultaneously from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, one flying due north and the other due east. The northbound plane is flying 50 miles per hour faster than the eastbou
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Question 1066873: Two planes leave simultaneously from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, one flying due north and the other due east. The northbound plane is flying 50 miles per hour faster than the eastbound plane. After 3 hours the planes are 2320 miles apart. Find the speed of each plane. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, the speed of the eastward bound plane
North leg distance
East leg distance
, 17*71*89 is the discriminant factored.
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