A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach the destination 1500kilometre away in time it had to increase its speed by hundred kilometre per hour from the usual speed find its usual speed
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Solution :-
Let the original speed of train be x km/hr
New speed = (x + 100) km/hr
We know that,
Time = Distance / Speed
Given : A plane left 30 minutes or 1/2 hours later than the scheduled time.
According to the question,
=> 1500/x - 1500/(x + 100) = 1/2
=> (1500x + 15000 - 1500x)/x(x + 100) = 1/2
=> 2(15000) = x(x + 100)
=> 30000 = x² + 100x
=> x² + 100x - 30000 = 0
=> x² + 600x - 500x - 30000 = 0
=> x(x + 600) - 500(x + 600) = 0
=> (x - 500) (x + 600) = 0
=> x = 500 or x = - 600
∴ x ≠ - 600 (Because speed can't be negative)
Hence,
Its usual speed = 500 km/hr
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