Two airplanes at 25,000 ft above the ground are flying toward the same airport.Airplane A is flying due south towards the airport at 200 miles per hour.At 10:00 AM Airplane A is 700 miles from the airport,and Airplane B is 925 miles from the airport.How far are the two airplanes from each other at 10:30 AM?
To find the distance between the two airplanes at 10:30 AM, we need to consider their positions and calculate their new positions after 30 minutes.
Let's start with Airplane A:
- Airplane A is flying due south at a speed of 200 miles per hour.
- In 30 minutes (from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM), Airplane A would have covered a distance of (200 miles per hour * 0.5 hour) = 100 miles.
- Therefore, at 10:30 AM, Airplane A would be (700 miles - 100 miles) = 600 miles from the airport.
Now, let's consider Airplane B:
- The specific direction or speed of Airplane B is not given in the question. We only know its initial distance from the airport, which is 925 miles.
- Without any additional information about Airplane B's speed or direction, we cannot accurately determine its new position after 30 minutes.
Hence, we can only conclude that at 10:30 AM, Airplane A is 600 miles from the airport, but we do not know the exact distance between the two airplanes since we don't have enough information about Airplane B.