document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029451>Question 1029451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 2 minutes longer to drain a bathtub than it does it fill it. Suppose you forgot to close the drain and the bathtub fills in 15 minutes. How long will it take to fill the tub with the drain closed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=648054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let R=rate at which the bathtub fills;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bathtub drains at R+2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/r-1/r+2=1/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15(r+2)-15r=r^2+2r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15r+30-15r=r^2+2r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2+2r-30=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using our quadratic formula, r=sqrt(31)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+2=sqrt(31)+1!!!!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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