document.write( "Question 995046: My question is:
\n" ); document.write( "A train leaves Chicago traveling west at 60 miles per hour.An hour later at 12 noon, another train leaves Chicago traveling east at 80 miles per hour. When are the two trains the same distance from Chicago? Thank you for your help I expect you to help me using an equation and solving it thx very much.Have a nice day.:-) My name is Melissa :-) :-)!!! \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #613911 by josgarithmetic(39618) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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This type of travel rates problem is too common, and it deserves a generalized, symbolic solution. The solution done here will be done for AMOUNT of time.\r
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document.write( "Two vehicles leaving at different times going in the same direction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "VEHICLE           speed           time        distance\r\n" );
document.write( "Early slow        r               t+h          d\r\n" );
document.write( "Late fast         R               t            d\r\n" );
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document.write( "VARIABLES\r\n" );
document.write( "Known: r, R, h\r\n" );
document.write( "Unknown: t, d\r\n" );
document.write( "Fast late vehicle departs h amount of time after early slow vehicle departs, and so the fast but later vehicle travels for less time.\r\n" );
document.write( "Variable distance d is the catchup distance.\r\n" );
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document.write( "GOAL:  Solve for t\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"system%28r%28t%2Bh%29=d%2CRt=d%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"r%28t%2Bh%29=Rt\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"rt%2Brh=Rt\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Rt-rt=rh\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t%28R-r%29=rh\"$
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