document.write( "Question 648064: You commute 56 miles one way to work. The trip takes 10 minutes longer than the trip home.your average speed on the trip home is 8 miles per hour faster. What is your average speed on the trip home? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #406546 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Average speed on trip home is
\n" ); document.write( "( distance in miles ) / ( time in hrs )
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = the time in hours going home
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+%2B+10%2F60+\" = time to go to work
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56+%2F+%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+\" = speed going to work
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56+%2F+t+\" = speed going home
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56+%2F+t+=+56+%2F+%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+%2B+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"+t%2A%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56%2A%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+=+56t+%2B+8t%2A%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56t+%2B+28%2F3+=+56t+%2B+8t%5E2+%2B+4t%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"+56t+\" from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "and multiply both sides by \"+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+28+=+24t%5E2%2B+4t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6t%5E2+%2B+t+-+7+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A6%2A%28-7%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A6%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1+%2B+168+%29%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+169+%29%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-1+%2B+13+%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56+%2F+t+\" = average speed going home
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56%2Ft+=+56+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The average speed going home is 56 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56+%2F+%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+\" = speed going to work
\n" ); document.write( "\"+56+%2F+%287%2F6%29+=+48+\" mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "rate x time = \"+48%2A%28+t+%2B+1%2F6+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+48%2A%287%2F6%29+=+56+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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