document.write( "Question 891626: A car travels 30 kph faster than a truck . The car covers 540 km in three hours less than the time it takes to travel the same distance how fast does the car travel? \n" ); document.write( "
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A car travels 30 kph faster than a truck . The car covers 540 km in three hours less than the time it takes to travel the same distance how fast does the car travel?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=speed of truck
\n" ); document.write( "x+30=speed of car
\n" ); document.write( "\"540%2Fx-540%2F%28x%2B30%29=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "lcd:x(x+30)
\n" ); document.write( "540(x+30)-540x=3x(x+30)
\n" ); document.write( "540x+16200-540x=3x^2+90x
\n" ); document.write( "3x^2+90x-16200=0
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+30x-5400=0
\n" ); document.write( "(x+90)(x-60)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=-90 (reject)
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "x=60
\n" ); document.write( "x+30=90
\n" ); document.write( "how fast does the car travel? 90 km/hr
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