document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202670>Question 1202670</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An air traffic controller spots two planes flying at the same altitude. Their flight paths form a right angle at point P. One plane is 150 miles from point P and is moving at 460 miles per hour. The other plane is 200 miles from point P and is moving at 460 miles per hour. Write the distance s between the planes as a function of time t. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "An air traffic controller spots two planes flying at the same altitude. Their flight paths form a right angle at point P. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One plane is 150 miles from point P and is moving at 460 miles per hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other plane is 200 miles from point P and is moving at 460 miles per hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write the distance s between the planes as a function of time t.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem formulation is DEFECTIVE, because it does not define PRECISELY the direction of the planes flights.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They can move from point P or to point P (there are four different possible combinations).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, any attempts to solve the problem are non-sensical - until the problem is posed in a right way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lowest possible score to the composer of this problem for his unsatisfactory job.\r<BR>\n" );
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