document.write( "Question 40887: Suppose Mr. Taylor's speed during journey from Pittsburgh to Chicago was 'x' mph. So his speed during journey from Chicago to Pittsburgh was 'x+15' mph.
\n" ); document.write( "Time taken in up-journey = \"600%2Fx\" hrs.
\n" ); document.write( "Time taken in down-journey = \"600%2F%28x%2B15%29\" hrs.
\n" ); document.write( "As down-journey takes 2 hrs. more so \"600%2Fx+=+600%2F%28x%2B15%29+%2B+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "or \"600%2Fx+-+600%2F%28x%2B15%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "or \"9000%2F%28x%2A%28x%2B15%29%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "or \"%28x%2A%28x%2B15%29%29+=+9000%2F2+=+4500\"
\n" ); document.write( "or \"x%5E2+%2B+15x+-+4500+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Factorising
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+75%29%28x+-+60%29+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "But here speed cannot be negative (as then the car goes in opposite direction and the problem is not valid) so x not equal to -75.
\n" ); document.write( "Hence x = 60.
\n" ); document.write( "Ans.: Thus the average speed of Mr. Taylor's car from Pittsburgh to Chicago was 60 mph.
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