SOLUTION: After completing a trip of 126 km, Victor finds that he can save 1 hour if he increases his speed by 8 km/hr. What is his original speed?
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Question 449326: After completing a trip of 126 km, Victor finds that he can save 1 hour if he increases his speed by 8 km/hr. What is his original speed?
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After completing a trip of 126 km, Victor finds that he can save 1 hour if he increases his speed by 8 km/hr.
What is his original speed?
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Let s = his original speed
then
(s+8) = his faster speed
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Write a time equation:
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Original time = faster time + 1 hr
= + 1
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Multiply by s(s+8)
s(s+8)* = s(s+8)* + s(s+8)(1)
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cancel the denominators, resulting in
126(s+8) = 126s + s(s+8)
126s + 1008 = 126s + s^2 + 8s
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A quadratic equation
s^2 + 8s - 1008 = 0
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You can us the quadratic formula, to find s, but this will factor to
(s-28)(s+36) = 0
The positive solution
s = 28 mph is his original speed
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See if that works out, find the time of each trip:
126/28 = 4.5 hrs
126/36 = 3.5 hrs, an hour less at the faster speed
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