document.write( "Question 33850: I am home schooling and do not have textbok curriculum:
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document.write( "My problem is this:
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document.write( "Two planes leave and airport at 10:00am. If the northbound plane flies at 280mph and the southbound plane flies at 320 mph, at what time will they be 1,000 miles apart?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #20244 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two planes leave and airport at 10:00am. If the northbound plane flies at 280mph and the southbound plane flies at 320 mph, at what time will they be 1,000 miles apart?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "THEY ARE GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. \n" ); document.write( "HENCE THIR RELATIVE SPEED =SUM OF THEIR SPEEDS...THAT IS IF PLANE 1 GOES NORTH 280 MILES IN 1 HOUR ,DURING THE SAME TIME IF PLANE 2 GOES SOUTH 320 MILES.SO IN 1 HOUR THEIR DISTANCE OF SEPERATION =280+320=600 \n" ); document.write( "SO D=1000 MILES AS REQUIRED. \n" ); document.write( "SO TIME =DISTANCE /RELATIVE SPEED=1000/600=5/3 HRS=1.67 HRS. \n" ); document.write( " |