document.write( "Question 1050751: The distance between Toronto and Ottawa is 350 km. A train leaves each station and the train leaving Ottawa is 10 km/h faster then the train leaving toronto. They meet after 2.5 hours how fast is each train travelling? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let \"+s+\" =the speed of T to O train in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+10+\" = the speed of the O to T train in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = the distance in km the T to O train travels until they meet
\n" ); document.write( "\"+350+-+d+\" = the distance in km the O to T train travels until they meet
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for T to O train:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Eqation for O to T train:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+350+-+d+=+%28+s+%2B+10+%29%2A2.5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+350+-+2.5s+=+%28+s+%2B+10+%29%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+350+-+2.5s+=+2.5s+%2B+25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+5s+=+325+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+s+=+65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+10+=+75+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The T to O train travels 65 km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "The O to T train travels 75 km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+65%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+162.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"++350+-+d+=+%28+s+%2B+10+%29%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"++350+-+d+=+75%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+350+-+187.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+162.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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