SOLUTION: Ryn left the museum and drove south. Gab left 3 hours later driving 42 km/h faster in an effort to catch up to him. After 2 hrs, Gab finally caught up. Find Ryn's average speed.
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Question 1026936: Ryn left the museum and drove south. Gab left 3 hours later driving 42 km/h faster in an effort to catch up to him. After 2 hrs, Gab finally caught up. Find Ryn's average speed. Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What was Ryn's head start in km?
Let = Ryn's average speed
Ryn's head start = km
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Start a stopwatch when Gab leaves
Let = distance in km that Gab travels
until Gab catches up with Ryn.
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Gab's equation:
(1)
Ryn's equation:
(2)
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Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Ryn's average speed is 28 km/hr
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1) km
and
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2) km
OK
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Ryn left the museum and drove south. Gab left 3 hours later driving 42 km/h faster in an effort to catch up to him. After 2 hrs, Gab finally caught up. Find Ryn's average speed.
Let Ryn’s speed be S
Then Gab’s speed = S + 42
As Ryn drove for 5 (3 + 2) hours, and Gab drove for 2 hours, we get the following DISTANCE equation:
5S = 2(S + 42)
5S = 2S + 84
5S – 2S = 84
3S = 84
S, or Ryn’s speed = , or
