SOLUTION: Two people leave at the same time and start heading towards each other. Express the location of the meeting place as a function of the speeds of people and the initial distance

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Question 620630: Two people leave at the same time and start heading towards each other.
Express the location of the meeting place as a function of the speeds of people and the initial distance between them.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of this as one person standing still and the other
covering the distance between them at the sum of their speeds
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