document.write( "Question 168706: mr winkle jogs 4 miles and then turns and jogs back to his starting point.the first part of his jog he was going mostly uphill so his speed was 2 miles per hr slower than his speed returning.if the total time he spent was 1 2/3 hour find his rate going and his rate returning \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #124364 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! mr winkle jogs 4 miles and then turns and jogs back to his starting point.the first part of his jog he was going mostly uphill so his speed was 2 miles per hr slower than his speed returning.if the total time he spent was 1 2/3 hour find his rate going and his rate returning \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let s = speed returning \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "(s-2) = speed up the hill \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a time equation: Time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Time return + time out = 1 & 2/3 hrs \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply equation by 3s(s-2) to get rid of the denominators, results \n" ); document.write( "4*3(s-2) + 4*3s = 5s(s-2) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "12s - 24 + 12s = 5s^2 - 10s \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "24s - 24 = 5s^2 - 10s \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "0 = 5s^2 - 10s - 24s + 24 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A quadratic equation, solve for s \n" ); document.write( "5s^2 - 34s + 24 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to: \n" ); document.write( "(5s - 4)(s - 6) = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "5s = 4 \n" ); document.write( "s = \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "s = 6 mph is his return speed, then obviously 4 mph is his up-hill speed \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solution by find the times \n" ); document.write( "4/6 + 4/4 = 1 |