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Old 11-28-2007, 01:44 PM
kerowo kerowo is offline
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Default Re: Physics Question

So you have two equations where the distance is the same and the time is different by .75 seconds. The slower speed will be farther away.
343 * x+.75 = d
3000 * x = d
3000 * x = 343 * x+.75
3000x = 343x + 257.25
2657x = 257.25
x = .1 second

d = 3000 * .1 = 300m
d = 343 * .85 = 292m

There are rounding errors all over, but that is the basic idea I think.
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