SOLUTION: sagar& Akash ran 2km race twice.Akash completed first round two minutes earlier than sagar.Then in second round sagar increased speed by 2km/hr then sagar finished the round 2 mi

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Question 1066537: sagar& Akash ran 2km race twice.Akash completed first round two minutes earlier than sagar.Then in second round sagar increased speed by 2km/hr then sagar finished the round 2 min. earlier than Akash.Find thier speed of running in the first round
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Sagar and Akash ran 2km race twice. Akash completed first round two minutes earlier than Sagar.
Then in second round Sagar increased speed by 2km/hr; then Sagar finished the round 2 min. earlier than Akash.
Find their speed of running in the first round
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Let  a = Acash speed in the first round (in km/min),
     s = Sagar speed in the first round.

We have 

2%2Fs+-+2%2Fa = 2        minutes   (first round)     (1)

2%2Fa+-+2%2F%28s%2B2%29 = 2     minutes   (second round)    (2)


Add the two equations (1) and (2)  (both sides).  You will get

2%2Fs+-+2%2F%28s%2B2%29 = 4.

Solve this equation for "s". For it, multiply both sides by s*(s+2). You will get

2*(s+2) - 2s = 4s*(s+2).

2s + 4 -2s = 4s^2 + 8s,

4s^2 + 8s - 4 = 0,

s^2 + 2s - 1 = 0,

s%5B1%2C2%5D = %28-2+%2B-+sqrt%284+%2B+4%29%29%2F2 = -1+%2B-+sqrt%282%29.

Only positive root works:  s = sqrt%282%29+-1 km/min.  

It is the speed of Sagar in the first round.

Then the speed of Acash was a = sqrt%282%29+%2B+1 km/min in the first round.

Solved.