document.write( "Question 1165276: At 1:00 P.M. an airplane takes off at a speed of 340 mph on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier moves due south at a speed of 25mph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:05 P.M., the communication between the plane and the aircraft was cut off. Compute the communication range between the plane and the aircraft carrier. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "It is   = 971.25 kilometers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In the formula,  the ratio   represents the flight time of 3 hours and 5 minutes, expressed in hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The difference (340-25) is the relative speed (= the rate of separating).\r\n" );
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