document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972571>Question 972571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a cop says he had to travel at 85mph over 2.0 miles to catch you....then how fast were you going? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Not enough info.  How far ahead were you when he started at 85 mi/hr?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If he was 1 mile behind going 85 mi/hr and caught up when he drove 2 miles, then he drove 2 miles while you drove 1 mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> your speed was 1/2 his<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 42.5 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have to know the distance to do any meaningful calculations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's a meaningless statement on the cop's part. </SPAN>\n" );
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