Math, asked by yash510, 1 year ago

At t minutes past 2pm the time needed by the minute hand of a clock to show 3pm was 3 minutes less than t square 4 minutes.find t

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Answered by poojalj
9
60 - t = t*t/4 - 3
60 + 3 = t²/4 + t
63 = t² + 4t/4
252=t² + 4t
t² + 4t - 252 = 0
by discriminant formula
D = b² - 4ac
= 16 - 4*[-252]
1024
√D = 32
x = -4-32/2 and x = -4+32/2
x = -36/2 and 28/2
x = -8 or 14 
since time can't be -ve 
so t=14 ANS.

Answered by lachukutty001
0

Answer:

t=14

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