The speed of a boat in still water is x km/hr and speed of the stream is 3 km/hr (i) Write the speed of the upstream, in terms of

The speed of a boat in still water is x km/hr and speed of the stream is 3 km/hr (i) Write the speed of the upstream, in terms of x (ii) Write the speed of the downstream, in terms of x (iii) If the boat goes 15 km upstream and 22 km downstream in 5 hours, write an equation in x to represent the equation in x to represent the statement (iv) Solve the equation to evaluate x

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  2. Answer:

    Let x be the speed of the stream.

    ⇒ Speed of the boat in still water is 8kmhr

    ⇒ The speed of the boat in upstream is 8−xkm/hr

    ⇒ The speed of the boat in downstream is 8+xkm/hr

    ⇒ The time taken by the boat to cover 15km= 8−x

    15 hr

    ⇒ The time taken by the boat to cover 22km= 8+x22 hr

    According to the question,

    ⇒ 8−x

    15 + 8+x 22

    =5

    ⇒ 15(8+x)+22(8−x)=5(8−x)(8+x)

    ⇒ 120+15x+176−22x=5(64−x 2 )

    ⇒ 296−7x=320−5x 2

    ⇒ 5x 2 −7x−24=0

    ⇒ 5x 2

    −15x+8x−24=0

    ⇒ 5x(x−3)+8(x−3)=0

    ⇒ (x−3)(5x+8)=0

    ⇒ x−3=0 and 5x+8=0

    =3 and x=− 5

    8

    Speed cannot be negative.

    ∴ The speed of the stream is 3km/hr

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