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Putnam 1959 A5
Source: Putnam 1959
6/15/2022
A sparrow, flying horizontally in a straight line, is
50
50
50
feet directly below an eagle and
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100
100
feet directly above a hawk. Both hawk and eagle fly directly toward the sparrow, reaching it simultaneously. The hawk flies twice as fast as the sparrow. How far does each bird fly? At what rate does the eagle fly?
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