document.write( "Question 772975: airplane A travel 600 mile. airplane B travels 1000 miles, 50mph faster than airplane A and 1 hour longer. Find the speed of each plane. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #471224 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+t+\" = the time in hours for airplane A
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+%2B+1+\" = the time in hours for airplane B
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = the speed of A in mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+50+\" = the speed of B in mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for A:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+600+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+1000+=+%28+s+%2B+50+%29%2A%28+t+%2B+1+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+600%2Fs+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+1000+=+%28+s+%2B+50+%29%2A%28+600%2Fs+%2B+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+1000+=+600+%2B+30000%2Fs+%2B+s+%2B+50+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+350+=+30000%2Fs+%2B+s+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+350s+=+30000+%2B+s%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s%5E2+-+350s+%2B+30000+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-350+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+30000+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28+350+%2B-+sqrt%28+122500+-+120000+%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28+350+%2B-+sqrt%28+2500+%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28+350+%2B+50+%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+400+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28+350+-+50+%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+150+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "I'll choose 150 mi/hr for A
\n" ); document.write( "and 200 mi/hr for B
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+600+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+600+=+150%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+4+\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+1000+=+%28+s+%2B+50+%29%2A%28+t+%2B+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+1000+=+%28+150+%2B+50+%29%2A%28+4+%2B+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+1000+=+200%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+100+=+1000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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