245 Answered Questions for the topic Distance

09/25/14

How long does it take train B to catch up to train A?
Train A leaves a station traveling at 80 kilometers per hour. Eight hours later, train B leaves the same station traveling in the same directionat 100 kilometers per hour.
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09/25/14

What is the plane's speed in still air?
7. A plane flies 600 miles with a tail wind in 2 hours. It takes the same plane 4 hours to fly the 600 miles when flying against the wind. What is the plane's speed in still air?   
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Distance

09/18/14

Distance Problem Solving
A diesel train traveled north. 14 hours later a freight train left traveling at 70 mph in an effort to catch up to the diesel train. After traveling for six hours the freight train finally caught... more
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08/29/14

Jay left Durham, and 3 hrs later, Mike left going 50 mph faster to catch up. After another 2 hrs, Mike caught up. Find Jay's average speed.
please answer this with a solution and equation. thank you!
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Distance Algebra 2 Center Foci

08/18/14

(x-4)^2/49+(y+5)^2/16=1
Given the equation: (x-4)^2/49+(y+5)^2/16=1 find: a: The Center C b: Length of Major Axis c: Length of Minor Axis d: Distance from C to Foci c
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Distance Length

06/22/14

What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall of the building?
A fence 5 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 3 feet from the building.What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall... more
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Distance Interval Minimize

06/21/14

How far south of P should Q be located in order to minimize the total construction costs?
A small resort is situated on an island off a part of the coast of Mexico that has a perfectly straight north-south shoreline. The point P on the shoreline that is closest to the island is exactly... more
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Distance

04/19/14

distance solution
    1.  Find the distance between point P(-2,3) and Q(5,4)   Leave as a simplified radical.   2.  Find the cooredinats of the point C, halfway between the points A(5,1) and B(-2,7)   3.  What... more
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Distance

04/15/14

solve for distance
if you are h feet above the earth's surface, the distance d, that you can see is approximately d (in miles) = √3h/2.   suppose you are on the roof of a building 900 ft tall.  how far can you see.... more
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Distance

02/21/14

find the distance between two cities
Plane flies from Seattle to Orlando at 523 mph and the reverse flight is at 425 mph. If the whole round trip  is 11 hours how many miles apart are Orlando and Seattle to the nearest mile?
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Distance

01/14/14

Distance formula: d=rt,if r =50mph and d=125mi
I've tried evereything
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Distance

01/03/14

plane traveled from Seatle to wilderness, at 420mph. Average speed was 300mph. If total traveling time was 5 hours, how far is Seatle from the wilderness?
d-rt 420=300 (5-t)          420=1500-300t I have tried multiplying, never took algebra in my life. I do not know how to do this problem
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11/10/13

find the distance . P1=(3,-3); P2=(1,4)
Find the distance. P1=(3,-3);P2=(1,4)
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Distance

10/29/13

katy bicycle distance problem
katy left her house on a bicycle heading north at 8mph.  At the same time her sister molly headed south at 12 mph.  How long will it take for them to be 24 miles apart?
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Distance

10/28/13

DISTANCE QUESTION PLEASE HELP
A CAR AND PASSENGER CAR TRAIN PASS EACH OTHER AT NOON. tHE TRAIN IS EAST BOUND AND AVERAGING SPEED IS 45 MPH. THE CARIS WEST BOUND AND ITS AVERAGE SPPED IS 60 MPH. WHEN WILL THE CAR AND TRAIN BE 14... more
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Distance Trigonometry

04/28/13

Trig Tan Math problem
Ive tried to work these problems but am unsure of how exactly to get the correct answer.  a man jumps out of a plane at 4250 feet directly over his target and falls 82 degress to the ground. How... more
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04/17/13

distance between plain a and plain b
plain a is traveling at a speed of 500 mph plane b is traveling 45mph slower than plain a when will plain a and plain b pass each other
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Distance Time

04/15/13

a ladder is 9 meter tall. it inclined on a wall and reaches 7 meter.what is the distance of it base from the wall?
a ladder is 9 meter tall.it is inclined on a wall and reaches 7 meter.what is the distance of its base from the wall
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Distance

03/24/13

distance traveled
the table lists the distance traveled by a falling object where  t  is elapsed time in seconds and d  is distance in meters.   t:  0      1      2        3         4        5                      ... more
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Distance Word Problem

01/29/13

A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota
A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota --- a distance of 180 miles. Because he is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still... more
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