document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768203>Question 768203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two missiles speed directly towards each other, one at 12000 km per hour and the other at 18000 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "per hour. How far apart they would be exactly 30 seconds before they collide?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "per hour. How far apart would they be exactly 30 seconds before they collide?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: 30 seconds = 30/3600 = 1/120 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Closing speed of the missiles is 12000+18000 = 30,000 kph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance covered in 30 seconds = (1/12)(30,000) = 250 km<BR>\n" );
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