document.write( "Question 1125135: Two men are racing. J runs a 40 yard dash in 4.39 sec. E runs a 40 yard dash in 6.18 sec.
\n" ); document.write( "If E is given a 10 yard head start, at what point are the two men tied? I know that speed = distance / time.
\n" ); document.write( "J speed = 40 / 4.39.
\n" ); document.write( "E speed = 40 / 6.18.
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\n" ); document.write( "Two men are racing. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J\" runs a \"40\" yard dash in \"4.39\" sec . -> \"speed+s=40yd%2F4.39s\" -> speed \"s=9.112%28yd%2Fs%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"E+\"runs a \"40+\"yard dash in \"6.18\" sec. -> speed \"s=40yd%2F6.18s\"-> speed \"s=6.473%28yd%2Fs%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If \"E\" is given a \"10\" yard head start, at what point are the two men tied? (I guess this means when they will meet) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=s%2At\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J\" runs \"d=9.112%28yd%2Fs%29%2At\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"E\" runs \"d=10yd%2B6.473%28yd%2Fs%29%2At\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when they meet distance will be same, so we have:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9.112%28yd%2Fs%29%2At=10yd%2B6.473%28yd%2Fs%29%2At\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9.112%28yd%2Fs%29%2At-6.473%28yd%2Fs%29%2At=10yd\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289.112%28yd%2Fs%29-6.473%28yd%2Fs%29%29t=10yd\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2.639%28yd%2Fs%29t=10yd\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t=10yd%2F2.639%28yd%2Fs%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t=10%2F2.639%281%2Fs%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t=10s%2F2.639\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t=3.78931413414172s\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t=3.79s\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the two men tied: in \"3.79s\"\r
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