Mathematics, 30.10.2020 14:00 maddie306

The distance between two places is 200 km.; the time taken by motor car from one place to another is less by 2 hrs than the time taken by a zeep car. If the speed of the motor car is 5 km/hr. more than the speed of the zeep car, then by calculating let us write the speed of the motor car

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Answer from: alimfelipe

Given:

Distance between two places = 200 km

Motor car takes 2 hrs less than the zeep car to travel 200 km

Find:

the speed of the motor car

Solution:

Let the speed of the zeep car be x km/h.

Speed of motor car is 5 km/h more than speed of the zeep car.

→ speed of motor car = (x + 5) km/h.

Also,

Motor car takes 2 hrs less than the zeep car to travel 200 km.

Let the time taken by the zeep car be y hrs.

→ Time taken by motor car = (y - 2) hrs.

We know,

Distance = speed * time.

Hence,

For motor car:

→ 200 = (x + 5) * (y - 2) -- equation (1)

For zeep car:

→ 200 = xy

→ 200/x = y -- equation (2)

Substitute the value of y in equation (1).

→ 200 = (x + 5) * (200/x - 2)

→ 200 = x * (200/x - 2) + 5(200/x - 2)

→ 200 = 200 - 2x + (1000/x) - 10

→ 200 - 200 + 10 = 1000/x - 2x

→ 10 = (1000 - 2x²)/x

→ 10x = 1000 - 2x²

→ 2x² + 10x - 1000 = 0

→ x² + 5x - 500 = 0

→ x² + 25x - 20x - 500 = 0

→ x(x + 25) - 20(x + 25) = 0

→ (x - 20)(x + 25) = 0

• x - 20 = 0

→ x = 20

• x + 25 = 0

→ x = - 25

Speed cannot be negative. So , positive value is taken.

Hence,

Speed of zeep car = x = 20 km/h

speed of motor car = x + 5 = 20 + 5 = 25 km/h.

Now,

Substitute the value of x in equation (2).

→ 200/20 = y

→ 10 = y

Hence,

Time taken by zeep car = y = 10 hours.

Time taken by motor car = y - 2 = 10 - 2 = 8 hours.

Therefore, the speed of motor car is 25 km/h

I hope it will help you.

Regards.

Answer from: dacey4164

→ 200 = (x + 5) * (200/x - 2)

→ 200 = x * (200/x - 2) + 5(200/x - 2)

→ 200 = 200 - 2x + (1000/x) - 10

→ 200 - 200 + 10 = 1000/x - 2x

→ 10 = (1000 - 2x²)/x

→ 10x = 1000 - 2x²

→ 2x² + 10x - 1000 = 0

→ x² + 5x - 500 = 0

→ x² + 25x - 20x - 500 = 0

→ x(x + 25) - 20(x + 25) = 0

→ (x - 20)(x + 25) = 0

• x - 20 = 0

→ x = 20

• x + 25 = 0

→ x = - 25

so the answer is 20

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