document.write( "Question 1158821: Both planes were headed on the same route from Alaska to Hawaii. Plane #1 traveled at 520 Km/h and plane #2 traveled at 580 km/h. If plane #1 took off 1 1/2 hours before plane #2, how many hours did it take for plane #2 to catch plane #1? \n" ); document.write( "
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Both planes were headed on the same route from Alaska to Hawaii. Plane #1 traveled at 520 Km/h and plane #2 traveled at 580 km/h. If plane #1 took off 1 1/2 hours before plane #2, how many hours did it take for plane #2 to catch plane #1?
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Let time plane #2 takes to get to the catch-up point, be T
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document.write( "Then time plane #1 takes to get to the catch-up point is, \"matrix%281%2C4%2C+T+%2B+1%261%2F2%2C+%22%2C%22%2C+or%2C+T+%2B+3%2F2%29\"
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document.write( "We then get the following DISTANCE equation: \"matrix%281%2C3%2C+520%28T+%2B+3%2F2%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+580T%29\"
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document.write( "520T + 3(260) = 580T
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document.write( "3(260) = 580T - 520T
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document.write( "3(260) = 60T
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document.write( "Time plane #2 takes to catch up to plane #1, or  \n" );
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