document.write( "Question 207393This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Raffaele ran 8 miles and then walked 6 miles. If he ran 5 mph faster than he walked and the total time was 2 hours, then how fast did he walk? \n" ); document.write( "
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For the 8 miles running:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Br%5D+=+r%5Br%5D+%2At%5Br%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "For the 6 miles walking:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bw%5D+=+r%5Bw%5D%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Br%5D+=+8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bw%5D+=+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Br%5D+%2B+t%5Bw%5D+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Br%5D+=+r%5Bw%5D+%2B+5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Br%5D+=+r%5Br%5D+%2At%5Br%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+%28r%5Bw%5D+%2B+5%29+%2At%5Br%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+%28r%5Bw%5D+%2B+5%29%282+-+t%5Bw%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+2r%5Bw%5D+%2B+10+-+r%5Bw%5D%2At%5Bw%5D+-+5t%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bw%5D+=+r%5Bw%5D%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6+=+r%5Bw%5D%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "therefore
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+2r%5Bw%5D+%2B+10+-+6+-+5t%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+2r%5Bw%5D+%2B+4+-+5t%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2r%5Bw%5D+=+4+%2B+5t%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bw%5D+=+2+%2B+%285%2F2%29%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "substituting:
\n" ); document.write( "\"6+=+r%5Bw%5D%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6+=+%282+%2B+%285%2F2%29%2At%5Bw%5D%29%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6+=+2t%5Bw%5D+%2B+%285%2F2%29%2A%28t%5Bw%5D%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12+=+4t%5Bw%5D+%2B+5%2A%28t%5Bw%5D%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2A%28t%5Bw%5D%29%5E2+%2B+4t%5Bw%5D+-+12+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "solve using quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+4%5E2-4%2A5%2A%28-12%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A5%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+16+%2B+240+%29%29%2F10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+256+%29%29%2F10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+%28-4+%2B-+16%29%2F10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+12%2F10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Bw%5D+=+1.2\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Br%5D+=+2+-+1.2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5Br%5D+=+.8\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Bw%5D+=+r%5Bw%5D%2At%5Bw%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6+=+r%5Bw%5D%2A1.2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bw%5D+=+6%2F1.2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5Bw%5D+=+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "His rate walking was 5 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5Br%5D+=+r%5Br%5D+%2At%5Br%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+%28r%5Bw%5D+%2B+5%29+%2At%5Br%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+%28r%5Bw%5D+%2B+5%29%282+-+t%5Bw%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+%285+%2B+5%29%282+-+1.2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+10%2A.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8+=+8\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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