A commercial airplane flying with a speed of 700 mi/h is detected 1000 miles away with a radar. Half an hour later an interceptor plane flying with a speed of 800 mi/h is dispatched. How long will it take the interceptor plane to meet with the other plane?

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Equations and Inequations

Equations and inequalities describe the relationship between two mathematical expressions.

Linear Functions

A linear function can just be a constant, or it can be the constant multiplied with the variable like x or y. If the variables are of the form, x2, x1/2 or y2 it is not linear. The exponent over the variables should always be 1.