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A bike is rode 15 miles up a hill and then 15 miles back down the same hill. The total trip takes 2 hours. If the speed going downhill is 20 mph
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A bike is rode 15 miles up a hill and then 15 miles back down the same hill. The total trip takes 2 hours. If the speed going downhill is 20 mph
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A bike is rode 15 miles up a hill and then 15 miles back down the same hill. The total trip takes 2 hours. If the speed going downhill is 20 mph faster than going uphill, how fast is the ride uphill? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You need 2 equations: 1 for uphill and
1 for downhill mi is the same for both trips
Let = the time to go uphill in hrs is the speed going downhill in hrs
Let = the speed going uphill is the speed going downhill
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Going uphill:
(1)
Going downhill:
(2)
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(2)
(2)
Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
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(1)
(1)
Substitute this into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Using the quadratic formula: ( can't use the negative root )
The ride uphill is 10 mi/hr
check:
(1)
(1)
(1) hrs
and
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2) hrs
OK
