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document.write( "At 6:00 am a plane left center airport and flew south at 475 km/h. It's destination was Upton, which was 2000 km away. An hour later, a second left the airport and also flew south. How fast did the second plane fly if it overtook the first plane at 9:00 am?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #239262 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! D=RT \n" ); document.write( "D=475*3 FOR THE PLANE THAT LEFT @ 6:00. \n" ); document.write( "D=R*2 \n" ); document.write( "1,425=2R \n" ); document.write( "2R=1,425 \n" ); document.write( "R=1,425/2 \n" ); document.write( "R=712,5 KPH. WAS THE SPEED OF THE SECOND PLANE.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |