Asked by Kian
1. A boat traveled 210 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 10 hours, the trip back took 70 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current?
2. Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plan averaged 158km/h. On the return trip, the plane only averaged 112 km/h while flying back into the same wind. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
2. Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plan averaged 158km/h. On the return trip, the plane only averaged 112 km/h while flying back into the same wind. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
Answers
Answered by
Reiny
1.
speed of boat in still water --- x mph
speed of current ---- y mph
10(x+y) = 210 ----> x+y = 21
70(x-y) = 210 ----> x-y = 3
add them
2x = 24
x=12
then y = 9
speed of boat = 12mph , speed of current = 9 mph
#2
even easier ....
define x and y as above
x+y = 158
x-y = 112
etc
speed of boat in still water --- x mph
speed of current ---- y mph
10(x+y) = 210 ----> x+y = 21
70(x-y) = 210 ----> x-y = 3
add them
2x = 24
x=12
then y = 9
speed of boat = 12mph , speed of current = 9 mph
#2
even easier ....
define x and y as above
x+y = 158
x-y = 112
etc
Answered by
Kian
how come if I do:
x+y=158
x-y=112
and then i subtract them:
2y=46 -> y=23
why do I get the speed of plane as 23?
x+y=158
x-y=112
and then i subtract them:
2y=46 -> y=23
why do I get the speed of plane as 23?
Answered by
Reiny
Well, obviously the speed of the plane must be greater than the speed of the wind, so
in x-y = 112
x must be the plane's speed and y the wind's speed
so sub y = 23 into
x+y = 158
x+23=158
x = 155
in x-y = 112
x must be the plane's speed and y the wind's speed
so sub y = 23 into
x+y = 158
x+23=158
x = 155
Answered by
Kian
oh okay
thank you so much! i also have another question:
does it matter whether we add or subtract simultaneous equations? do we have to either add or subtract or are both fine?
thank you so much! i also have another question:
does it matter whether we add or subtract simultaneous equations? do we have to either add or subtract or are both fine?
Answered by
Reiny
As long as you add and subtract the integers correctly, it does not matter.
Remember that if we add two opposites we get zero
and when we subtract two "likes" we also get zero
so for your two equations
x+y=158
x-y=112
if I add them ---> 2x = 270 , x = 135
if I subtract ----> 2y = 46 , y = 23
in general, if the signs are opposite, we add
if the signs are the same, we subtract
btw, how did you get 155 ????
Remember that if we add two opposites we get zero
and when we subtract two "likes" we also get zero
so for your two equations
x+y=158
x-y=112
if I add them ---> 2x = 270 , x = 135
if I subtract ----> 2y = 46 , y = 23
in general, if the signs are opposite, we add
if the signs are the same, we subtract
btw, how did you get 155 ????
Answered by
Kian
oh okay thanks!
I got 135 not 155...
but does that apply everytime or is that just a shortcut type of thing? it's not wrong if I subtract x+y=158 and x-y=112 right?
I got 135 not 155...
but does that apply everytime or is that just a shortcut type of thing? it's not wrong if I subtract x+y=158 and x-y=112 right?
Answered by
Reiny
That's what I said.
Btw, look up there , you have x = 155
Btw, look up there , you have x = 155
Answered by
Kian
Well, obviously the speed of the plane must be greater than the speed of the wind, so
in x-y = 112
x must be the plane's speed and y the wind's speed
so sub y = 23 into
x+y = 158
x+23=158
x = 155
^that's what you said.. you wrote 155 not me..?
in x-y = 112
x must be the plane's speed and y the wind's speed
so sub y = 23 into
x+y = 158
x+23=158
x = 155
^that's what you said.. you wrote 155 not me..?
Answered by
Anonymous
why is 1 equation x+y and the other X-y
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