document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949850>Question 949850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the tortoise and the hare have their long awaited rematch. the tortoise gets a 1000 foot lead and runs at 9 inches (.75ft) per second. the hare begins at the starting line and runs at a rate of 6 ft per second. There is also a rat in the race, he starts at 1200 feet ahead of the hare and runs back towards the starting like at a rate of 2 feet per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each of the runners ,relating time t to distance from the starting line d.Also ,include an equation for both the one- minute mark and the finish line. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " the tortoise gets a 1000 foot lead and runs at 9 inches (.75ft) per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the hare begins at the starting line and runs at a rate of 6 ft per second. There is also a rat in the race, he starts at 1200 feet ahead of the hare and runs back towards the starting like at a rate of 2 feet per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write an equation for each of the runners ,relating time t to distance from the starting line d. Also ,include an equation for both the one- minute mark and the finish line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tortoise: d = .75t + 1000, red<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hare: d = 6t, green<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rat: d = 1200 - 2t, blue<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finish line is purple at 1200 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 minute mark: x = 60, a vertical line on the graph </SPAN>\n" );
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