document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=522427>Question 522427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cheetah spots a gazelle 132 meters away. The cheetah starts towards the gazelle at a speed of 18 meters per second. At the same instant, the gazelle starts moving away from the gazelle at 11 meters per second. How long will it take the cheetah to get dinner? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please solve this and show me the equation you used to solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482111 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mbhaney><B>mbhaney(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mbhaney><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=482111\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Cheetah does not get dinner with this one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A Cheetah can only maintain a speed of 18 meters per second for ~17 seconds.  At that point the cheetah's brain overheats and if she does not stop, she will collapse and terminate. (yes, die.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take over 18 seconds at this distance / speed circumstance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " rate * time = distance <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 18*t = 132 + 11t<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 7t=132<BR>\n" );
document.write( " t=132/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " t=18.8571 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 18.86 > ~17 So, Gazelle lives another day!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take-away?  Begin with the drawing board (Theory, math,[algebra]), add realities of the Real World, add physiology of involved species, and you have a whole new equation!<BR>\n" );
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