document.write( "Question 1207791: Two bees leave two locations 150 meters apart and fly, without stopping, back and forth between these two locations at average speeds of 3 meters per second and 5 meters per second, respectively. How long is it until the bees meet for the first time? How long is it until they meet for the second time? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Their rate of approach is 3+5=8 m/s. So their 150 m distance of separation will\r\n" );
document.write( "shrink to 0 in 150/8 = 18.75 seconds.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of time from when they are 150 m apart until the next time they will\r\n" );
document.write( "be 0 m apart\r\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of time from when they are 0 m apart until the next time they will\r\n" );
document.write( "be 150 m apart\r\n" );
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document.write( "So it will take another 18.75 seconds until they are 150 m apart. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Then it will take another 18.75 seconds for them to get 0 m apart again. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 18.75 + 18.75 = 37.5 more seconds.\r\n" );
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