SOLUTION: Two planes leave Chicago- one traveling due east and the other due west. The first travels 100 miles per hour faster than the second. How long will it be until they are 2000 miles

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Question 306957: Two planes leave Chicago- one traveling due east and the other due west. The first travels 100 miles per hour faster than the second. How long will it be until they are 2000 miles apart?
Answer by ichudov(507) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We cannot know the answer, unless we somehow can know the speed of the other airplane.