SOLUTION: On a stretch of road 75 miles long, two trucks approach each other. Truck A is driving 55 mph and Truck B is going 80 mph. What is the distance between the two trucks one minute be
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: On a stretch of road 75 miles long, two trucks approach each other. Truck A is driving 55 mph and Truck B is going 80 mph. What is the distance between the two trucks one minute before their head-on collision?
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On a stretch of road 75 miles long, two trucks approach each other. Truck A is driving 55 mph and Truck B is going 80 mph. What is the distance between the two trucks one minute before their head-on collision?
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The closing speed is 55+80 = 135 mph
In one minute the trucks will cover 135/60 = 2.25 miles
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That is how far they are away from one-another one-minute before
they would have a head-on collision.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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