document.write( "Question 1075691: Please help me solve this problem : Two plans travel at right angels to each other after leaving the same airport at the same time . One hour later they are 260 miles apart .If one travels 140 miles per
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Algebra.Com's Answer #690350 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+t+=+1+\" = time in hrs the planes have been flying
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+r%5B1%5D+\" = the rate in mi/hr of the slower plane
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+\" = the rate in mi/hr of the faster plane
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+r%5B1%5D%2At+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+%28+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+%29%2At+%29%5E2+=+260%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+r%5B1%5D%2A1+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+%28+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+%29%2A1+%29%5E2+=+260%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D%5E2+%2B+%28+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+%29%5E2+=+260%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D%5E2+%2B+r%5B1%5D%5E2+%2B+280r%5B1%5D+%2B+19600+=+67600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2r%5B1%5D%5E2+%2B+280r%5B1%5D+-+48000+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D%5E2+%2B+140r%5B1%5D+-+24000+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+%28+-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+140+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=-24000+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+%28+-140+%2B-+sqrt%28+140%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-24000%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+%28+-140+%2B-+sqrt%28+19600+%2B+96000+%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+%28+-140+%2B-+sqrt%28+115600+%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+%28+-140+%2B+340+%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+200%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+=+100+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+=+100+%2B+140+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+=240+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Their rates are:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+r%5B1%5D%2At+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+%28+r%5B1%5D+%2B+140+%29%2At+%29%5E2+=+260%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+100%2A1+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+240%2A1+%29%5E2+=+260%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+10000+%2B+57600+=+67600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+67600+=+67600+\"
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