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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Alexa makes a journey of 430km, traveling 160km by bus and 270km by car. If the car
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time by bus + time by car = 5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"160%2Fx++%2B270%2F%28x%2B10%29=+5\"\r
\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
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\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 \"sqrt%28%09176400%09%29\"= 420
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\n" ); document.write( "x1=( -380 + 420 )/ -10 29.8258
\n" ); document.write( "x1= -4
\n" ); document.write( "x2=( -380 -420 ) / -10 415.0943156
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