document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=474036>Question 474036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During the first part of a trip a canoeist travels 95 miles at a certain speed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The canoeist travels 22 miles on the second part of the trip at a speed of 5 mph slower.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total time for the trip is 3 hrs. What was the speed on each part of the trip?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please provide exact answers for each part! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #325118 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=325118\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First part	95	miles										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second part	22	miles										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed in first part	x	mph								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed second part	x-5	mph								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total rowing time 3	hours									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time first part	95/x								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time second part 22/(x-5)					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time first part + time second part =	3	hours								<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95/x+22/(x-5)=	3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD =x	*(x-5)				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply the equation by the LCD												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95*(x-5	)+22x	=	3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95x-475	+22x=3x^2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "117x-475=3x^2+475					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2-132x+475	=	0				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2-132x+475	=	0						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	3											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1x^2-44	x+158.33=0						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula												<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=	1	b=	-44	c=	158.33							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-4ac=1936+633.33									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac=1302.67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%281302.67%09%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%281302.67%09%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=	36.09					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=(44+36.09)/	2							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=	40.05											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=(44	-36.09	) /	2								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2= 3.95 Ignore 												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	40.05	mph	first part<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35.05 mph second part<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca												<BR>\n" );
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