SOLUTION: In a 2-car drag race , if both vehicles are going 200 mph and 1 vehicle crosses the finish line 1/10th of a sec before the other vehicle , what is the distance of victory ? Thank y

Question 877362: In a 2-car drag race , if both vehicles are going 200 mph and 1 vehicle crosses the finish line 1/10th of a sec before the other vehicle , what is the distance of victory ? Thank you very much
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the distance between them
when the one that is ahead crosses
the finish line
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First convert sec to hrs
( sec ) x ( min / sec ) x ( hrs / min ) = hrs

hrs
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For the car in second place:

mi
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You can convert the miles to feet:
( mi ) x ( feet / mi ) = feet
ft
convert ft to inches

The distance of victory is 29 ft 4 in

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