document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604301>Question 604301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Would someone please assist me with this problem? I cannot figure it out for anything.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 84 miles at a certain speed. THe canoiest travels 22 miles on the second part of the trip at 5mph slower. he total trip is 2 hours. What is the speed on each part of the trip?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Speed on first part? Speed on second part? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381088 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=381088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First Part	84	miles												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second Part	22	miles												<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First Part	x			mph										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second Part	x		-5	mph										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total time		2	hours											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First Part	time 	84	/	x										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second Part	time 	22	/	(	x	-5	)							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time first part + time second part =			2	hours										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "84/x+22	/(x-5)	=2		<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( "84*(x	-5)+22	x=	2		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84x-420	+22x=2X^2-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "116	x+	-420	=	2	X^2									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2	X^2	-116	x+	420			=	0						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2	X^2+	-116	x+	420	=		=	0						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2	X^2	-116	x+	420	=	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=	2	b=	-116	c=	420									<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-4ac=	13456	-	3360											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac=	10096		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%0910096%09%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%0910096%09%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=	100.48							<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=(	116	+	100.48	)/	4									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=	54.12													<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=(	116	-100.48	) /	4										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=	3.88													<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 is not possible\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so speed = 54.12 mph I part<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49.12 mph II part </SPAN>\n" );
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