Question

* A train travels a distance of 420 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had
78 km/h less
, then it would have taken 3 hours
more to cover the same distance,
need to find the speed of the train.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Then

Time taken to travel a distance of 480km=

x

480

hr

Time taken by the train to travel a distance of 480km with the speed (x−8)km/hr=

x−8

480

hr

It is given that if the speed had been 8km/hr less, then the train would have taken 3 hours more to cover the same distance

∴

x−8

480

=

x

480

+3

⇒

x−8

480

−

x

480

=3⇒

x(x−8)

480(x−x+8)

=3⇒

x(x−8)

480×8

=3

⇒3x(x−8)=480×8⇒x(x−8)=160×8⇒x

2

−8x−1280=0

This is the required quadratic equation

Answer 2

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➡️. ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴀɪɴ = 420ᴋᴍ

sᴘᴇᴇᴅ = 78ᴋᴍ/ʜ

ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ = ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ / ᴛɪᴍᴇ

= 420 / 78

= 9.23ᴍ/s

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