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document.write( "d =  =  =  = 666.66 miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2*200 in the numerator is the distance \"ahead\" for the slower plane at the moment when the faster plane starts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The difference 500-200 = 300 in the denominator is the relative speed.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio  is the time for the faster plane to catch the slower one.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The very left side of the formula is the distance at which the faster plane catches the slower one.\r\n" );
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