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Chen's motorgoat took 3 hr to make a treip downstream with a 6-mph current. The return trip against the same current took 5 hr. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
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Answered by
Steve
since distance=speed*time, if the boat's speed is x, we have
3(x+6) = 5(x-6)
3(x+6) = 5(x-6)
Answered by
Anonymous
eq 1: y miles/(6 mph + x mph)=3 hr
eq 2: y miles/(6 mph - x mph)=5 r
multiply both sides by the numerator on the left
eq 1: y =18 + 3x
eq 2: y =30 - 5x
subtract equation 2 from equation 1
0=-12 + 8x
12=8x
12/8+x
eq 2: y miles/(6 mph - x mph)=5 r
multiply both sides by the numerator on the left
eq 1: y =18 + 3x
eq 2: y =30 - 5x
subtract equation 2 from equation 1
0=-12 + 8x
12=8x
12/8+x
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