document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329422>Question 329422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need some help in solving this problem. The current ina stream moves at a speed of 2 km/h. A boat travel 27 km upstream and 27 km downstream  in a total of 17 hours.  What is the speed of the boat in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\"> represent the speed of the boat in still water.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\ -\ 2\"> represents the upstream speed and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\ +\ 2\"> represents the downstream speed.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large t\"> represent the elapsed time for the upstream trip, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 17\ -\ t\"> represents the elapsed time for the downstream trip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ t\ =\ 17\ -\ \frac{27}{r\ +\ 2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{27}{r\ -\ 2}\ =\ 17\ -\ \frac{27}{r\ +\ 2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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