Re: Need help devising an easy physics question that sounds really har
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Standard one is two trucks are driving toward each other. Each travels at 50 mp/h. At a distance of 100 miles apart a fly takes off from the windshield of one truck traveling toward the other at 80 mp/h. When it reaches the other truck it instantly turns around and flies toward the first - this continues until the trucks collide. What total distance does the fly cover?
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This is poorly worded. It's not clear if the fly is moving 80 mph relative to the ground or 80 mph relative to the truck it flew off.
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