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document.write( "A car 15 feet long overtakes a truck 30 feet long which is traveling at the rate of 45 miles per hour. How fast must the car travel to pass the truck in 3 seconds?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106958 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106958\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car 15 feet long overtakes a truck 30 feet long which is traveling at the rate of 45 miles per hour. How fast must the car travel to pass the truck in 3 seconds?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 3 seconds the truck advances (3/3600)*45 = 0.0375 miles or 198 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The car must advance (198 + 30) = 228 ft in 3 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "228ft = 0.0431818.... miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate = d/t = 0.0431818 miles / [3/3600 hr] = 51.82 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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