document.write( "Question 800317: at noon a plane left austin for lax, 2100 kms away at 500 km per hour. an hour later a jet left lax for austin at 700 kms per hour. at what time did they pass each other? \n" ); document.write( "
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\"+500+%2A1+=+500+\" km is the distance the Austin to LAX
\n" ); document.write( "plane travels in the hour before the LAX to Austin takes off
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = the distance LAX to Austin travels until they meet
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\n" ); document.write( "Start a stopwatch when the LAX to Austin plane takes off
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = the time in hours for them to pass each other
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for Austin to LAX:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2100+-+d+-+500+=+500t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation for LAX to Austin:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+700t++\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2100+-+700t+-+500+=+500t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+1200t+=+1600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+1.333+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "It was \"+t+%2B+1+=+2.333+\" earlier at noon
\n" ); document.write( "when Austin top LAX took off
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.333%2A60+=+20+\" minutes
\n" ); document.write( "12:00 + 2.333 = 2:20 PM when they passed each other
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+700t++\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+700%2A1.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+933.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2100+-+d+-+500+=+500%2A1.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+1600+-+d+=+666.667+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+933.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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