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A cyclist travels 60 km. If he reduces his speed by 2km/h, he will take one hour longer. Find the original speed of the cyclist.
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document.write( "I don't know why some people feel that they can help another person by showing he/she one of the most complex and time-consuming solutions to a math problem.
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document.write( "Let original speed, be S
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document.write( "Then his hypothetical speed is S - 2
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document.write( "We then get the following TIME equation: 
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document.write( "60(S - 2) = 60S - S(S - 2) ------ Multiplying by LCD, S(S - 2)
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document.write( "(S - 12)(S + 10) = 0
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document.write( "Original speed, or            OR              S = - 10 (ignore) \n" );
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