document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=436983>Question 436983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An unidentified plane approaching the U.S. coast is sighted on radar and determined to be 122 miles away and heading straight for the coast at 600 miles per hour. Five minutes (1/12 hour) later, a U.S. jet, flying at 264 miles per hour, scrambles from the coastline to meet the plane. How far from the coast does the interceptor meet the plane? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't figure out how to set the problem up. :(  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #302294 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=302294\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The undefined plane for 1/12 hours travel <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=600%2A1%2F12=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"600%2A1%2F12=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The remain distance between them when the jet take of is:122-50=72 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let assume that planes met x miles from the coast line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time that jet need to travel x miles is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F264 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F264\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time that the unidentified plane need to travel 72-x miles is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2872-x%29%2F600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2872-x%29%2F600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, since these are equal we write the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F264=%2872-x%29%2F600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F264=%2872-x%29%2F600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:The jet met the plane 22 miles from coast line. </SPAN>\n" );
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