SOLUTION: Juan's boat will go 19 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 13 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream, then what is the speed of the
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Question 1007500: Juan's boat will go 19 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 13 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream, then what is the speed of the current? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the speed of the current = boat's speed going downstream in mi/hr = boat's speed going upstream in mi/hr
Let = time in hrs going both
downstream and upstream
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equation for going downstream:
(1)
equation for going upstream:
(2)
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(1)
Substitute this result into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
The speed of the current is 3.455 mi/hr
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1) hrs
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(2)
(2)
(2)
(2) hrs
OK
