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Pachacha [2.7K]

3 years ago

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Pilar is playing with a motorized toy boat. She puts the boat in a lake and it travels 400m at a constant speed. On the way back

to Pilar, the boat travels the same route at the same speed for 2 minutes, and then Pilar uses the remote control to increase the boat's speed by 10 m/min. So the return trip is 60 seconds faster. How long does the return trip take?

1 answer:

ankoles [38]3 years ago

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Answer:

The trip normally takes 8 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

The given information states that the away distance the boat traveled = 400 m

The time traveled at the same initial speed , v₁, by the boat on the way back = 2 minutes

The increase in speed of the boat by Pilar = 10 m/min

The new speed, v₂ = v₁ + 10

The time for the return trip, t₂ = 60 seconds (1 minute) faster than time for the trip, t₁

t₂ = t₁ - 1

Therefore we have;

v₁ × t₁ = v₁×2 + v₂×(t₂-2) = 400

v₁×2 + (v₁ + 10)×(t₂-2) = 400

(v₁ + 10)×t₂ - 20 = 400

But v₁ = 400/t₁ = 400/(t₂ + 1)

Which gives;

(400/(t₂ + 1) + 10)×t₂ - 20 = 400

10×(t₂²+ 36·t₂-2)/(t₂+1) = 400

10·t₂²+ 10·t₂-420 = 0

t₂²+ t₂-42 = 0

(t₂ - 7)(t₂ + 6) = 0

t₂ = 7 minutes or -6 minutes

Given that t₂ is a natural number, we have, t₂ = 7 minutes

Whereby, t₂ = t₁ - 1, we have;

7 = t₁ - 1

t₁ = 1 + 7 = 8 Minutes

The trip normally takes 8 minutes

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