An airplane flying 500mph flew over a monument at the same time that a second arplane also flew over the monument( but at a different elevation!) the second airplane left the airport half an hour after the first aiplane how many hours did it take the first airplane to reach the monument if the second airplane flew 600 mph?

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An airplane flying 500mph flew over a monument at the same time that a second arplane also flew over the monument( but at a different elevation!) the second airplane left the airport half an hour after the first aiplane how many hours did it take the first airplane to reach the monument if the second airplane flew 600 mph?

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