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 a

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Question 123360This question is from textbook Structure and Method Book 1
: 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? This question is from textbook Structure and Method Book 1

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Distance = Rate*Time
D1=R1%2AT
D2=R2%2AT
D1%2BD2=2000
R1%2AT%2BR2%2AT=2000
T=2000%2F%28R1%2BR2%29
T=2000%2F%28R1%2B%28R1%2B100%29%29
T=2000%2F%282R1%2B100%29
The time is dependent on the rate of the first airplane.