document.write( "Question 346851: How long does it take an automobile traveling in the left lane at 84.2 km/h to overtake another car that is traveling in the right lane at 37.1 km/h, when the cars' front bumpers are initially 121 m apart?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #248043 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the rate of closure is 47.1 km/h (84.2 - 37.1)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "there are 1000 m in a km , and 3600 sec in an hr\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "47.1 * 1000 / 3600 = rate of closure in m/s ___ divide this into 121 to find the time in seconds \n" ); document.write( " |