SOLUTION: Two vehicles 2000 m apart are approaching each other. Vehicle A is moving at a constant speed of
10 m/s while Vehicle B is moving at a constant speed of 12 m/s. An insect with a s
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Question 1186860: Two vehicles 2000 m apart are approaching each other. Vehicle A is moving at a constant speed of
10 m/s while Vehicle B is moving at a constant speed of 12 m/s. An insect with a speed of 15 m/s
started from A and flew back and forth from A to B, B to A and so on until A and B met. What was
the total distance traveled by insect?
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Two vehicles 2000 m apart are approaching each other. Vehicle A is moving at a constant speed of
10 m/s
while vehicle B is moving at a constant speed of 12 m/s. An insect with a speed of 15 m/s
started from A and flew back and forth from A to B,
B to A and so on until A and B met. What was the total distance traveled by insect?
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The two cars move toward each other, so their approaching rate is 10 m/s + 12 m/s = 22 m/s.
THEREFORE, they will meet each other in seconds = 90.9090... seconds.
The insect moves during this time with the speed of 15 m/s,
so its traveled distance will be 15*90.9090 = 1363.636 meters, in all. ANSWER
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It is an old and well-known joke/entertainment Travel & Distance problem.
