document.write( "Question 641310: Two trains travel a 160 km track each day. The express travels 10 km h-1 faster and takes 30 minutes less time than the normal train. Find the speed of the express \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #403601 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+s+\" = the speed of the slower train in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+10+\" = the speed of the faster train in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = time in hrs for the slower train to go 160 km
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+-+.5+\" = time in hrs for faster train to go 160 km
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\n" ); document.write( "Slower train:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+160+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Faster train:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+160+=+%28+s+%2B+10+%29%2A%28+t+-+.5+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+160+=+s%2At+%2B+10t+-+.5s+-+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "From (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+160%2Fs+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+160+=+s%2A%28+160%2Fs%29+%2B+10%2A%28+160%2Fs+%29+-+.5s+-+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+160s+=+160s+%2B+1600+-+.5s%5E2+-+5s+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+.5s%5E2+%2B+5s+-+1600+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+5s%5E2+%2B+50s+-+16000+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s%5E2+%2B+10s+-+3200+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-3200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+10%5E2+-+4%2A1%2A%28-3200%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100+%2B+12800+%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+12900+%29%29+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Check my work and then check the results
\n" ); document.write( "for \"+s+\", the slower train and \"+s%2B10+\",
\n" ); document.write( "the faster train
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