SOLUTION: An aircraft 200 kilometers away is flying toward an air base at 350 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a plane flying from the base at 450 kilometers per hour to intercept
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Question 949953: An aircraft 200 kilometers away is flying toward an air base at 350 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a plane flying from the base at 450 kilometers per hour to intercept the first aircraft? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An aircraft 200 kilometers away is flying toward an air base at 350 kilometers per hour.
How long will it take a plane flying from the base at 450 kilometers per hour to intercept the first aircraft?
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Let t = time to intercept
When this occurs the total travel dist of the two aircraft will equal 200 km
dist = speed * time
350t + 450t = 200
800t = 200
t = 200/800
t = .25 hrs which is 15 min
