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( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #483036 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "plane travels in the hour before the LAX to Austin takes off \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Start a stopwatch when the LAX to Austin plane takes off \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation for Austin to LAX: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Equation for LAX to Austin: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) into (1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "It was \n" ); document.write( "when Austin top LAX took off \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "12:00 + 2.333 = 2:20 PM when they passed each other \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "OK\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |