document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965093>Question 965093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In still water, Jacob's sailboat cruises at 16.5 km/h. On the river near their cottage, the boat travels faster downstream than upstream, because of the current. The boat takes 5 hours for a trip upstream but only 2 hours to do the same distance on the return downstream. Determine the speed of the current by jacobs cottage </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #589852 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=589852\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r, boat speed when no river current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c, speed of river current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u, time upstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v, time downstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d, the one-way trip distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "RT=D for rate time distance relationship\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "____________________rate____________time__________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "UPSTREAM____________r-c_____________u____________(r-c)*u=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DOWNSTREAM__________r+c_____________v____________(r+c)*v=d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for c.<BR>\n" );
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