document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628029>Question 628029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a car and truck are traveling north on a highway . the truck has a speed of 42 miles per hour and the car has a speed of 37 miles per hour . if the truck  is ahead of the the car what is the relative velocity? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If they're going the same direction, the relative speed is the difference.  Who's ahead is irrelavant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42 - 37 = 5 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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