document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214298>Question 214298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble figuring out how to solve this problem and any help would be appreciated.  This problem is not from a text book and is one that my professor create himself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A speedy tortoise can run with a speed of 10 cm/sec and a hare can run 20 times as fast.  If they both start at the same time, but the hare stops for 2 minutes to rest, the tortoise wins by 20cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. How long does the race take?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. What is the length of the race? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. How long does the race take?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tortoise DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 10 cm/sec ; distance = x cm ; time = x/10 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hare DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 200 cm/sec ; distance = (x-20) cm ; time = (x-20)/200 sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hare time + 120 seconds = tortoise time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-20)/200 + 120 = x/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 200 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-20 + 200*120 = 20x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19x = 200*120 -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1262.11 cm (length of the race)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/10 = 126.21 seconds (time of the race)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What is the length of the race?<BR>\n" );
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