SOLUTION: A speeding car is going 75mph and has a 1-hour head start on a helicopter trying to overtake the car. The helicopter is traveling at 150mph. how far from the starting point does

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Question 715786:
A speeding car is going 75mph and has a 1-hour head start on a helicopter trying to overtake the car. The helicopter is traveling at 150mph. how far from the starting point does the helicopter overtake the car?

Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=RT
D=75T FOR THE CAR
D=150(T-1)
75T=150(T-1)
75T=150T-150
75T-150T==-150
-75T=-150
T=-150/-75
T=2 HOURS THEY WILL MEET.
D=75*2=150 MILES ANS.
D=150(2-1)=150*1=150 MILES ANS.