document.write( "Question 342187: I have a new home 86 miles away. The movers left 12 minutes ago are traveling 50miles per hour I am leaving my house now and plan to drive 65 miles per hour. I want to reach the house before the movers, which means that I will pass them on the road. Create a system of equations to show the distance of the movers at any given time \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #244899 by josmiceli(19441) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assume I have a stopwatch which I will start \n" ); document.write( "when I leave house 12 min after movers. \n" ); document.write( "My equation of motion is \n" ); document.write( "The equation for the movers is \n" ); document.write( "Note that at \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "To find the time on stopwatch when I pass the movers, \n" ); document.write( "set my \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Here's a plot of the 2 equations: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "When \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This is how far behind the mover is when I reach house \n" ); document.write( " |