SOLUTION: If two planes are each traveling towards each other at 535 mph how long will it take them to travel 1/2 mi?

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Question 477903: If two planes are each traveling towards each other at 535 mph how long will it take them to travel 1/2 mi?
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If two planes are each traveling towards each other at 535 mph how long will it take them to travel 1/2 mi?
applying d = rt:
Let t = time (hours)
then
535t + 535t = .5
1070t = .5
t = .5/1070
t = .0004673 hours
or
t = 1.68 seconds