document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=514294>Question 514294</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars started from the same point and traveling in opposite direction.one traveled at the half the speed of the other.After 5 hours they were 600 km apart.What is the speed of the faster car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Car A Speed = a km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car B Speed = a/2 km/h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car A will travel total distance in 5 hours = a * 5 = 5a km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car B will travel total distance in 5 hours = a/2 * 5 = 5a/2 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They are traveling in oppisite directions so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum of the distance travelled by both Cars = 600km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a+5a/2=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10a+5a)/2=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15a/2=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15a=600*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15a=1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1200/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car A Speed = a=80 km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car B Speed = a/2=80/2=40 km/h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance travelled by Car A = 80 * 5 = 400 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance travelled by Car B = 40*5 = 200km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total Distance b/w Car A and B = 400+200 = 600 km<BR>\n" );
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