An air traffic controller spots two airplanes at the same altitude converging to a point as they fly at right angles to each other. One airplane is 70 miles from the point and has a speed of 280 miles per hour. The other is 240 miles from the point and has a speed of 960 miles per hour. (a) At what rate is the distance between the planes changing? mph (b) How much time does the controller have to get one of the airplanes on a different flight path? h

An air traffic controller spots two airplanes at the same altitude converging to a point as they fly at right angles to each other. One airplane is 70 miles from the point and has a speed of 280 miles per hour. The other is 240 miles from the point and has a speed of 960 miles per hour. (a) At what rate is the distance between the planes changing? mph (b) How much time does the controller have to get one of the airplanes on a different flight path? h

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter12: Quadratic Functions

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