SOLUTION: A private airplane leaves Midway Airport and flies due east at a speed of 180 km/hr. two hours later, a jet leaves Midway and flies due east at a speed of 900 km/hr. how far from t
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Question 326760: A private airplane leaves Midway Airport and flies due east at a speed of 180 km/hr. two hours later, a jet leaves Midway and flies due east at a speed of 900 km/hr. how far from the airport will the jet overtake the private plane? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance
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In that two hours, the first jet moved 360 km.
Find the distance for each plane when they meet .
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From eq. 2,
Substitute into eq. 1, km
