document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=534406>Question 534406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two locomotives approach each other on parallel tracks. Each has a speed of 95 km/h with respect to the ground. If they are initially 8.5 km apart, how long will it be before they reach each other? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #351489 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=351489\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two locomotives are closing on one another at the sum of their speeds:  95+95 = 190 km/hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The start at 8.5 km apart, so they will meet each other pretty soon.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 8.5 km/ 190 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0.0447368421 hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is a precise but not terribly useful answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.0447368421 hr * 60 min/hr = 2.68 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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