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?
Please use graphical representation and calculation according to the formula.

Result

t = 10:15 hh:mm Wrong answer

Step-by-step explanation:

t1=9:30=9 hr 30 min =9+6030=9.5 hr=9.5 v1=2 m/s km/h=2 3.6  km/h=7.2 km/h t2=t1+15/60=9.5+15/60=439=9.75 h v2=3 m/s km/h=3 3.6  km/h=10.8 km/h  s1=s2  v1 (tt1)=v2 (tt2) 7.2 (t9.5)=10.8 (t9.75)  3.6t=36.9  t=3.636.9=10.25  t=441=10.25=10:15 hh:mm



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