document.write( "Question 1054412: On the first part of a trip, a canoe travels 71 miles at a certain speed. Then for 25 miles it travels at a speed of 5 mph slower. the total time for the trip is 5 hours. What was the speed on each part of the trip?
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1.\"D%5B1%5D=R%5B1%5D%2At%5B1%5D=71\"
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\n" ); document.write( "3.\"t%5B1%5D%2Bt%5B2%5D=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "From 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D=71%2FR%5B1%5D\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D=25%2F%28R%5B1%5D-5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting into 3,
\n" ); document.write( "\"71%2FR%5B1%5D%2B25%2F%28R%5B1%5D-5%29=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solving this graphically, you get two answers,
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D=3.416\" and \"R%5B1%5D=20.784\"
\n" ); document.write( "However since \"R%5B1%5D-5\" would be negative when \"R%5B1%5D=3.416\" use the other answer.
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D=20.784\" for the first part of the trip then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D-5=15.784\" for the second part of the trip.
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