SOLUTION: two planes leave an airport at the same time one flying east the other flying west the east bound plane travels 110 mph slower they are 1540 mi apart after 2 hr find the speed of e
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Question 895981: two planes leave an airport at the same time one flying east the other flying west the east bound plane travels 110 mph slower they are 1540 mi apart after 2 hr find the speed of each plane
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of one plane as standing still and the
other plane flying at the sum of their speeds
Let = the speed of the faster plane
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The west bound plane flies at 440 mi/hr
The east bound plane flies at 330 mi/hr
check:
East bound train:
mi
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West bound train:
mi
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mi
OK
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