document.write( "Question 716962: k leaves chgo. at 9:10am piloting a plane trying to overtake v who is 12 miles ahead in a helicopter. If the plane is traveling 210 mph and the helicopter 165 mph, at what time will k overtake v? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #440055 by josgarithmetic(39799) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! At 9:10, v was 12 miles. After t more time in hours, v was at 12+165t miles.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At the same time passed of t, k went 210*t miles.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Those distance must match, so they must be equated. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Solving for t gives in hours \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These two, k and v, reach the same distance at 9:10+16 minutes or 9:26am. \n" ); document.write( " |