A rancher wants to fence in an area of 2,000,000 square feet in a rectangular field and then divide it in half with a fence down the middle parallel to one side. Find a function that models the amount of fencing in terms of the width of the field, w, where w is the measurement of the fence down the middle of the field.

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A rancher wants to fence in an area of 2,000,000 square feet in a rectangular field and then divide it in half with a fence down the middle parallel to one side. Find a function that models the amount of fencing in terms of the width of the field, w, where w is the measurement of the fence down the middle of the field. A plane can fly 1440 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 400 miles. If the car travels 130 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.
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