SOLUTION: Suppose a bicyclist rides up a category 2 climb at 10 km/hr and rides down the same distance at a speed of 50 km/hr. Find the distance traveled if the total time on the mountain wa
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Question 808356: Suppose a bicyclist rides up a category 2 climb at 10 km/hr and rides down the same distance at a speed of 50 km/hr. Find the distance traveled if the total time on the mountain was 3 hours.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+b=3,
10a=50b
a = 5/2, b = 1/2
50*.5=25
10*5/2=25
50 km total
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