document.write( "Question 886238: Two people travel by car in opposite directions. After two hours they are 206 miles apart. One persons rate is x miles per hour and the others person rate is y miles per hour. Draw and label a diagram that models the uniform motion problem. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #535773 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I don't know how to draw the diagram, but you could use a simple line with car X's arrow headed one way and car Y's headed the other. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "If they travel 206 miles in 2 hours, they travel 103 miles in 1 hour. \n" ); document.write( "Any combination that equals 103 will be correct. \n" ); document.write( "2X + 2Y = 206, therefore \n" ); document.write( "X + Y = 103 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "If X is 50, then Y is 53 \n" ); document.write( "If X is 1, then Y is 102 (and Y had better slow down!) \n" ); document.write( "If Y is 60, then X is 43 \n" ); document.write( "etc, etc etc \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "You can set up an equation, but cannot solve this without more information. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |