A streamer goes down and cover and cover the distance between two ports in 5hours while it covers same distance upstream in 6 hours . if the speed of the stream is 1/hr find the speed of the streamer in still water
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Let the steamer speed will be x.
Downstream speed = (x+1)
Distance between the points = 5(x+1) ---------- (1)
Upstream speed = (x-1)
Distance between the points = 6(x-1) ------------ (2)
On solving (1) and (2), we get
5(x+1) = 6(x-1)
5x+5 = 6x - 6
x = 11.
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Downstream speed = (x+1)
Distance between the points = 5(x+1) ---------- (1)
Upstream speed = (x-1)
Distance between the points = 6(x-1) ------------ (2)
On solving (1) and (2), we get
5(x+1) = 6(x-1)
5x+5 = 6x - 6
x = 11.
hope it help u!
please mark me as brainiest
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