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A tourist being chased by an angry bear is running in a straight line toward his car at a speed of 6.04 m/s. The car is a distance d away. The bear is 28.8 m behind the tourist and running at 7.26 m/s. The tourist reaches the car safely. What is the maximum possible value for d?

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  1. Chris, James, Courtney -- please use the same name for your posts.

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  2. old bear solution
    http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1229011401

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