Question

Pratap puri Row 22 miles down a river in two hours but the return trip took him 5 1/2 hours find the rate pratap Control in Stillwater and find the rate of the current X equal rate pratap can row in still water and y equals rate of the current

Answer 1

Answer:

x= 7.5 mile/h

y= 3.5 miles / h

Step-by-step explanation:

Given x and y

so, x+y = speed down river

and x-y= speed up river

using

travel time = distance / speed for each case;

we get;

22/x+y=2  ---(1)

and

22/x-y=5.5 -----(2)

Solving equations simultaneously

eq 1 gives

2x+2y=22  ---(3)

eq 2 gives

5.5x-5.5y=22 ----(4)

Multiply eq 3 by 2.75

==> 5.5x+5.5y=60.5 --- (5)

adding eq 4 with eq 5

==> 11x =82.5

==> x= 7.5 miles/h

put this value in eq 3

==> 2(7.5)+2y=22

==> 2y=22-19.8

==> 2y=7

==> y = 3.5