document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47556>Question 47556</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Science and Medicine category. I need help solving the word problem and showing the equation I used to get the solution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Martina leaves home at 9:00 am., bicycling at a rate of 24mi/h.  Two hours later, driving at the rate of 48mi/h, at what time will John catch up with Martina? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31386 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=31386\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a problem of related rates.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The most important information, and the easiest to miss,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is at the very end. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "They meet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each has traveled the same distance, since they started<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at the same place.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%28m%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%28m%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Martina's distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%28j%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%28j%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = John's distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%28m%29+=+d%28j%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%28m%29+=+d%28j%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, just call the distance <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = Martina's time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When they meet, John's time will be 2 hours less<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = John's time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = Martina's rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 = John's rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+24t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+24t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+48%2A%28t+-+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+48%2A%28t+-+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24t+=+48%2A%28t+-+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24t+=+48%2A%28t+-+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24t+=+48t+-+96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24t+=+48t+-+96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24t+=+96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24t+=+96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, Martina's time is 4 hours and JOhn's time is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 2 hours. If Martina left at 9 AM, then 4 hours later, it will<BR>\n" );
document.write( "be 1 PM (answer) </SPAN>\n" );
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