document.write( "Question 905927: Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One plane travels
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document.write( "75
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document.write( " slower than the other. If the two planes are
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document.write( "6892km
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document.write( " apart after
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document.write( "4
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document.write( " hours, what is the rate of each plane? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #549524 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation for faster plane: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Equation for slower plane: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "The speed of the faster plane is 899 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "The speed of the slower plane is 824 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \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( " |