document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102357>Question 102357</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131314335/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two airplanes depart from an airport traveling in opposite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directions.The second airplane is 200 miles per hour faster than the first. After<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 hours they are 1100 miles apart. Find the speeds of the airplanes. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74385 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Kalmetam><B>Kalmetam(43)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Kalmetam><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74385\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well since one is 200 mph faster than the other.. it should be 400 miles further in the 2nd hour.  So we should try a chart to make this easy.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200-600=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250-650=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300-700=1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "350-750=1100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400-800=1200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok if you look, you will see that one of them adds up to 1100.  That's 350 and 750.. So all we need to do is divide in half to find the mph of each.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st Airplane: 175mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd Airplane: 325mph </SPAN>\n" );
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