SOLUTION: A is moving 17 feet per second slower than B. How long will it take B to catch A if B starts out 672 feet behind A? How far will A have traveled before B catches up? thanks

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Question 567434: A is moving 17 feet per second slower than B. How long will it take B to catch A if B starts out 672 feet behind A? How far will A have traveled before B catches up?
thanks


Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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A is moving 17 feet per second slower than B.
How long will it take B to catch A if B starts out 672 feet behind A?
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B's relative speed to A is 17 ft/sec, therefore
672%2F17 = 39.53 seconds for B to catch A
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How far will A have traveled before B catches up?
I don't think you can know this with the information given, all we can say is
A will travel 672 ft less than B travels