Nairobi and Eldoret are each 250km from Nakuru. At 8.15a.m, a lorry leaves Nakuru for Nairobi. At 9.30am, a car leaves Eldoret for Nairobi via Nakuru...

Nairobi and Eldoret are each 250km from Nakuru. At 8.15a.m, a lorry leaves Nakuru for Nairobi.
At 9.30am, a car leaves Eldoret for Nairobi via Nakuru at a speed of 100km/h. Both vehicles arrived
Nairobi at the same time.
(a) Calculate their time of arrival in Nairobi.
(b) Find the cars speed relative to that of the lorry.
(c) How far apart are the vehicles at 12.45pm.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on August 15, 2019 at 11:44

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