document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347693>Question 347693</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hillary is driving North on Route 15 with her cruise control set on 55 mph. Her car is 15 feet long. If it takes 0.2 seconds to pass the same type of car in the opposite direction, how fast is the other car traveling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #248611 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=248611\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the speed of the other car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they travel in opposite directions, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can consider Hillary's car to be stationary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the other car to be traveling at the sum<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of their speeds, which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=55+%2B+s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"55+%2B+s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First the nose of the other car has to travel 15 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get side-by-side, and another 15 ft to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "past Hillary's car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2A%281%2F5280%29+=+%2855+%2B+s%29%2A.2%2A%281%2F3600%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2A%281%2F5280%29+=+%2855+%2B+s%29%2A.2%2A%281%2F3600%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (there are 3600 sec /hour and 5280 ft/mile)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+42.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+42.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other car's speed is 42.6 mi/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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