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Algebra.Com's Answer #580456 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "From 1 PM to 3 PM is \n" ); document.write( "The 1st train's head start is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Start a stopwatch when the 2nd train leaves \n" ); document.write( "at 3 PM and stop the watch at 7 PM \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "from 3 PM to 7 PM \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation for the 1st train: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Equation for the 2nd train: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Plug this result 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 1st train is 64 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "The speed of the 2nd train is 96 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |