document.write( "Question 1155618: Alexa makes a journey of 430km, traveling 160km by bus and 270km by car. If the car
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document.write( "averages 10km/h faster than the bus and the whole journey takes 5 hours, what is the
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Algebra.Com's Answer #778235 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Alexa makes a journey of 430km, traveling 160km by bus and 270km by car. If the car \n" ); document.write( "averages 10km/h faster than the bus and the whole journey takes 5 hours, what is the\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time by bus + time by car = 5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by LCD \n" ); document.write( "160 (x + 10 )+ 270 x = 5 x(x+ 10 ) \n" ); document.write( "160 x + 1600 ,+ 270 * x = 5 x^2 + 50 \n" ); document.write( "-5 X^2+ 380 x + 1600 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "a= -5 ,b= 380 ,c= 1600 -33.75 \n" ); document.write( " b^2-4ac= 176400 \n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 144400 - -32000 \n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 176400 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x1=( -380 + 420 )/ -10 29.8258 \n" ); document.write( "x1= -4 \n" ); document.write( "x2=( -380 -420 ) / -10 415.0943156 \n" ); document.write( "x2= 80 \n" ); document.write( "Ignore negative value \n" ); document.write( "x = 80 mph Bus speed \n" ); document.write( "90 mph= Car speed \n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |