document.write( "Question 662490: Two towns have a distance of 224 km. How long to reach the town if by travelling 6 kph faster, the trip is reduced by 1 hr.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #412296 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+s+\" = the normal speed in km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+6+\" = faster speed
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+-+1+\" = time to reach town at faster speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for normal speed:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+224+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation for faster speed:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224+=+%28+s+%2B+6+%29%2A%28+t+-+1+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+s+=+224%2Ft+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224+=+%28+224%2Ft+%2B+6+%29%2A%28+t+-+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224+=+224+%2B+6t+-+224%2Ft+-+6+%7D%7D%0D%0A%282%29+%7B%7B%7B+0+=+6t+-+224%2Ft+-+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224%2Ft+=+6t+-+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"+t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224+=+6t%5E2+-+6t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3t%5E2+-+3t+-+112+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic formula to solve
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-112+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-%28-3%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-3%29%5E2+-+4%2A3%2A%28-112%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A3%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+3+%2B-+sqrt%28+9+%2B+1344+%29%29+%2F+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+3+%2B-+sqrt%28+1353+%29%29+%2F+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+3+%2B+36.783+%29+%2F+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+6.631+\"
\n" ); document.write( "It normally takes 6.631 hrs to reach town
\n" ); document.write( "or 6 hrs 38 min
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+224+=+s%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+224+=+s%2A6.631+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+s+=+33.78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224+=+%28+s+%2B+6+%29%2A%28+6.631+-+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+224+=+%28+s+%2B+6+%29%2A5.631+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+%2B+6+=+39.78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+=+33.78+\"
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