document.write( "Question 1064449: A slow train travel from city A to city C with a speed of 50km/h. but it stops in city B for 10 minutes. An express train travel from City A to city c with a speed of 80 km/h. Distance between city A to city c is 150km. If both trains reach city C in same time. At what time express train starts its journey after starting the slow train? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #679497 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the slow train T[1] \n" ); document.write( "Call the fast train T[2] \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "train T[2] leaves city A \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Start a stopwatch when train T[2] leaves city A \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "city C \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Train T[1] travels \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation for train T[1]: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Equation for train T[2]: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Note that \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "By substitution into (1): \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The express train leaves city A 1 hr 17 min 30 sec after \n" ); document.write( "the slow train \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check the answer: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "This looks close enough \n" ); document.write( "*Definitely* try to get a 2nd opinion on this \n" ); document.write( "There are a number of ways I could have messed up.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |