document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=775493>Question 775493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane flying at 300mph has a 3 hour head start on a chase plane which has a speed of 800 mph. How far from the airport will the chase plane overtake the first plane?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #472985 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39633)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=472985\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first and slow plane flies for 3+x hours and the fast late plane flies for just the x hours, before the fast plane reaches the same distance - both planes being at same distance.  How far from the airport, d?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slow early plane: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%28x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%28x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fast late plane:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=800%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"800%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those distance will be equal when the fast one catches up with the slow one.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%264%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%264%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, or 1 hour 48 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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