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Question 356702: A supertanker leaves port traveling north at an average speed of 10 knots. Two hours later a cruise ship leaves the same port, heading south at an average speed of 18 knots. How many hours after the cruise ship sails will the two ships be 209 nautical miles apart? (1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour) Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A supertanker leaves port traveling north at an average speed of 10 knots. Two hours later a cruise ship leaves the same port, heading south at an average speed of 18 knots. How many hours after the cruise ship sails will the two ships be 209 nautical miles apart? (1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour)
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supertanker north - speed 10 knots
ship - south - 18 knots
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since they are going away from each other the speed will be 18+10 = 28 knots/h
disatnce = 209
time = distance/speed
time = 209/28
time = 7.46 hours later they will be 209 nautical miles away
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