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Standard Protocol for Opposite-Direction Time Calculations

You are training a new dispatcher for a logistics company. As part of their orientation, you must explain the standard procedure for calculating the travel time (t) required for two vehicles to reach a specific separation distance when they leave the same hub at the same time and travel in opposite directions. Describe this problem-solving strategy in detail. Your response should explicitly recall the mathematical relationship between the two vehicles' individual distances and the total separation, and explain the reasoning for using a single time variable 't' for both vehicles.

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