Instructor team pursuit
On the school ski trip, the team set off from hut A at 9:30 a.m. to hut B at a speed of 2 m/s. Fifteen minutes later, the instructor followed them at a speed of 3 m/s. At what time and distance from cabin A will the instructor catch up with the team?
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