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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 5.48 m/s. The car is a dista...Asked by Kim
A tourist being chased by an angry bear is running in a straight line toward his car at a speed of 3.55 m/s. The car is a distance d away. The bear is 17.1 m behind the tourist and running at 4.84 m/s. The tourist reaches the car safely. What is the maximum possible value for d?
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bobpursley
Both traveled same time .
d/3.55=T
(d+17.1)/4.84=T
set them equal, solve for T.
Now, use the first equation to solve for d.
d/3.55=T
(d+17.1)/4.84=T
set them equal, solve for T.
Now, use the first equation to solve for d.
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