An airplane departs from la and flies to ny every minutes. The trip takes hours and minutes. An airplane takes off from ny at the same time that one takes of from la and flies to la at the same speed. How many planes does it pass going in the opposite direction?.

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Number of planes it passes going in the opposite direction, 13 planesThe planes' arrival and departure are scheduled in accordance with a sequential timetable.13 aircraft are passed as it moves in the opposite direction.The parameters listed are;Every 30 minutes is the average number of departures for aeroplanes.Flying time from LA to NY is 3 hours and 5 minutes.how many aircraft it passes flying in the other direction.We have the jet that took off 3 as it took off from New York.NY is 5 minutes away from LA and hours distant.Because the aeroplane is travelling in opposing directions, the relativeThe speed of the aircraft is twice that of the other aircraft.the moment after takeoff when the NY plane overtakes the lead aircraft5 minutes + 2 = 2.5 minutes from LA.The aeroplane passes the next aircraft two times after that.faster or half as long, which is 30 minutes divided by 2 to equal 15 minutes.3 hours 5 minutes = 185 minutesWe have an arithmetic progression with first term, a 2.5, commondifference 15, and nth term, a(n) = 185, which gives;185 = 2.5 + (n-1).15n = 185 - 2.5/15 + 1 = 79/6 = 13(1/6)Given that the number of planes that the airplane passes are wholenumber (discrete) values, we have;The number of planes it passes going in the opposite direction, n = 13 planesLearn more about Planes here:https://brainly.com/question/16983858#SPJ4

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