SOLUTION: Problem Page Two jets leave an air base at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One jet travels 85mi/h slower than the other. If the two jets are 8334 mi apart afte

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Two jets leave an air base at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One jet travels 85mi/h slower than the other. If the two jets are
8334 mi apart after 6 hours, what is the rate of each jet?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of this as one jet not moving and the other
Flying at the sum of their speeds
Let = the speed of the faster jet
= the speed of the slower jet
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Slower jet: 652 mi/hr
Faster jet: 737 mi/hr
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OK

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