SOLUTION: At 1:00 P.M. an airplane takes off at a speed of 340 mph on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier moves due south at a speed of 25mph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:0

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Question 1165276: At 1:00 P.M. an airplane takes off at a speed of 340 mph on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier moves due south at a speed of 25mph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:05 P.M., the communication between the plane and the aircraft was cut off. Compute the communication range between the plane and the aircraft carrier.
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is   = 971.25 kilometers.


In the formula,  the ratio   represents the flight time of 3 hours and 5 minutes, expressed in hours.


The difference (340-25) is the relative speed (= the rate of separating).

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