Answer:
2 hours.
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Speed of motorboat (sₘ) = 8 mph
Speed of cabin cruiser (s꜀) = 16 mph
From the question given, we were told that the cabin cruiser started his journey 2 hours later after the motorboat has left.
Let t be the time for the cabin cruiser.
Thus, the time for the motorboat will be (2 + t)
Also, if the cabin cruiser and the motorboat must be along side each other, then their distance must be the same.
With the above information, we can obtain the time taken for the cabin cruiser and the motorboat to be along side each other. This can be obtained as follow:
Speed of motorboat (sₘ) = 8 mph
Time for motorboat (tₘ) = t + 2
Speed of cabin cruiser (s꜀) = 16 mph
Time for cabin cruiser (t꜀) = t
Distance of motorboat = distance of cabin cruiser
Recall:
Distance = speed × time
Therefore,
sₘ × tₘ = s꜀ × t꜀
8 × (t + 2) = 16 × t
Clear bracket
8t + 16 = 16t
Collect like terms
16 = 16t – 8t
16 = 8t
Divide both side by 8
t = 16 / 8
t = 2 hours
Thus, it will take 2 hours for the cabin cruiser and the motorboat to be along side each other.
