document.write( "Question 1207806: A hot-air balloon, headed due east at an average speed of 15 miles per hour and at a constant altitude of 100 feet, passes over an intersection. Find an expression for the distance d (measured in feet) from the balloon to the intersection t seconds later. \n" ); document.write( "
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