SOLUTION: A bicycle trip of 90 miles would have taken an hour less if the average speed had been increased by 3mi/h. Find the average speed of the biclycle
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Question 519213: A bicycle trip of 90 miles would have taken an hour less if the average speed had been increased by 3mi/h. Find the average speed of the biclycle
Answer by mananth(16949) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speed x
speed x - 3
Distance = same 90 miles
original time – time with increased speed =1
t=d/t
90/x-90 /(x+3) =1
LCD= x(x+3 )
multiply by LCD
90(x+3)-90x=x(x +3)
90x+270-90x=X^2 +3x
270 = 1 x^2 + 3 x
x^2 + 3 x - 270 = 0
a= 1 b= 3 c= -270
x1=(-3+sqrt(9-(-1080))/ 2
= 1089
x1= 15
x2=(3-sqrt(9-(-1080)) / 2
x2= -18
ignore negative
speed = 15 mph
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