document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=901201>Question 901201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane left the airport at 3 P.M., flying west at the rate of 250 mph. At 3:30 P.M., another plane left the airport flying west at 300 mph. At what time did the second plane overtake the first plane? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Thirty minutes means half hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "____________________speed____________time___________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EARLY_______________250______________t+1/2__________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=250%28t%2B1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=250%28t%2B1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "LATE________________300_______________t_____________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=300t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=300t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using RT=D rule for uniform rates of travel,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance will be equal when the late plane going faster, overtakes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the earlier plane going slower.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the equation, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28250%28t%2B1%2F2%29=300t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28250%28t%2B1%2F2%29=300t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First simplification, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28t%2B1%2F2%29=6t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28t%2B1%2F2%29=6t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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