A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100m/min.After one minute a policeman runs
After the thief to catch him.He goes with a speed of 100m/min in the first minute
And increases his speed by 10m/min every succeeding minute.After how many Minutes the policeman will catch the thief.
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theif's speed=100m./min
let time taken by police before catch the thief =x
then the time of theif being catched=x+1
as the police increase his speed=10m./min every minute
his time taken as AP-100,110,120....
Distance of the thief =
Distance covered by police =sum of x terms of AP
=Sn=x/2(2×100+(x-1)10)
=Sn=x(100+5x-5)
=Sn=95x-5x^2...........(2)
as the distance covered by police and theif are same...
=equation 1=equation 2
= 95x-5x^2=100x+100
=5x^2-5x-100=0
= x^2-x-20=0
we solve the equation and get...
x=-4 and x=5
[as the time can't be negative]
= X=5
the time taken by police to catch the thief = 5 minutes
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