SOLUTION: a man travels 200kms with a uniform speed of xkm per hour, the distance could have been covered in 2hours less had the speed been (x+5)km per hour.Calculate the value of x.

Question 825324: a man travels 200kms with a uniform speed of xkm per hour, the distance could have been covered in 2hours less had the speed been (x+5)km per hour.Calculate the value of x.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a man travels 200kms with a uniform speed of xkm per hour, the distance could have been covered in 2hours less had the speed been (x+5)km per hour.
Calculate the value of x.
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Write time equation; time = dist/speed
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- = 2
multip0ly by x(x+5), cancel the denominators
200(x+5) - 200x = 2x(x+5)
200x + 1000 - 200x = 2x^2 + 10x
Combine on the right to form a quadratic equation
0 = 2x^2 + 10x - 1000
simplify, divide by 2
x^2 + 5x - 500 = 0
factors to
(x+25)(x-20) = 0
positive solution
x = 20
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Check this by finding the times
200/20 = 10 hrs
200/25 = 8 hrs

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