Asked by tera
dURING THE FIRST PART OF A TRIP, A CONOEIST TRAVELS53 MILES AT A CERTAIN SPEED . The canoeist travels 9 miles on the second part of the tripat a speed 5 mph lower.The total time for the trip is 5 hrs, what was the speed on each part of the trip. The first part of the trip was ..... mph. (simplify your answer.type an integar or decimal.round to nearest hundreth).
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Answered by
PsyDAG
Speed (S) = Distance (D)/Time (T)
Therefore T = D/S
5 = 53/S + 9/(S-5)
Solve for S.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
Therefore T = D/S
5 = 53/S + 9/(S-5)
Solve for S.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
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