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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Racing Satellites

Two satellites are following the same orbit path, one is 1000 miles behind the other. If the front satellite is traveling at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour and the other satellite is traveling 17,500 miles per hour, how many miles will the front satellite travel before the second one catches up to it?