document.write( "Question 854053: If you start traveling at 60 mph and you reduce your speed by 1 mph every minute how long will it take you to travel 60 miles \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #515277 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! It can't and won't happen. \n" ); document.write( "It will take one hour to go 60 miles at 60 mph. \n" ); document.write( "If you reduce the speed, it will take more than 60 minutes but the car will be stopped after 60 minutes at a distance of only 30.5 miles. \n" ); document.write( "After 30 minutes, you have gone only 22.75 miles and each minute you go slower \n" ); document.write( "s= ½(2 + (59)*(-1/60))60 \n" ); document.write( "S = ½(2a + (n-1)d)n \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |