document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996783>Question 996783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two bikers started at the same corner, one going east, the other going North. One biker is traveling at 3km/h faster than the other. After one hour, the two bikers are 15 kilometres apart. Find the rate of each.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #615096 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=anand429><B>anand429(138)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=anand429><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=anand429><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=615096\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the speeds of bikers be s and (s+3) km/hr respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So distances covered by them in 1 hr are s*1 and (s+3)*1 kms respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since their directions are north and east,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a right triangle is formed between their final positions and the origin,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the distance between them is 15 kms,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2+%2B+%28s%2B3%29%5E2+=+15%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2+%2B+%28s%2B3%29%5E2+=+15%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2+%2B+3s+-+108+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2+%2B+3s+-+108+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28s%2B12%29%2A%28s-9%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28s%2B12%29%2A%28s-9%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> s = 9 (since s can not be -12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO required speeds are 9 km/hr and 12 km/hr  </SPAN>\n" );
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