SOLUTION: Two planes are 2600 mi apart and are traveling toward each other. One plane is traveling 100 mph faster than the other plane. The planes pass each other in 2.5 h. Find the speed of
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Question 798789: Two planes are 2600 mi apart and are traveling toward each other. One plane is traveling 100 mph faster than the other plane. The planes pass each other in 2.5 h. Find the speed of each plane. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can think of one plane as standing still and the other
traveling at the sum of their speeds
Let = the speed of the slower plane in mi/hr = the speed of the faster plane in mi/hr
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and
Their speeds are 470 mi/hr and 570 mi/hr
check:
and
OK
