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A boat travel 20 km upstream in 6 hrs and 18 km downstream in 4 hrs Find the speed of boat in still water and the speed of water current?
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Let the velocity in still water be V and the current be U. The net velocity upstream (against the current) is 20/6 = V - U . The net velocity downstream is ,18/4 = V + U. Add the equations to get 7.83 = 2V . Subtract the equations to get, 1.17 = 2U. So, V= 3.91 and U = .58
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The boat would make no progress.
A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 300 km going upstream The return trip takes 2 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
Velocity = Distance ÷ Time.The speed upstream = 300 ÷ 5 = 60kph.The speed downstream = 300 ÷ 2 = 150 kph.The speed upstream equals boat velocity(Vb) minus current velocity(Vc).The speed downstream equals boat velocity (Vb) pluscurrent velocity (Vc).Vb - Vc = 60Vb + Vc = 150 : Adding the two equations together gives :-2Vb = 210 : Vb = 105, therefore Vc = 45The rate of the boat in still water is 105 kph. The rate of the current is 45 kph.
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Since the distance downstream (with the current) equals the distance upstream (against the current), and if we: Let B stand for the speed (rate in mph) of the boat in still water, and using the formula rate X time = distance, the equation will be: (B+7) x 3 = (B-7) x 5 3B + 21 = 5B - 35 56 = 2B B = 28 mph Traveling downstream, the current will cause the boat to go faster so the 7 mph current is added to the boat's still water speed. Traveling upsteam the current slows or decreases the boat's rate so the current's speed is subtracted from the boat's still water speed.
A man rows upstream for 20 miles in 5 hours and 10 miles downstream in 2 hrs What is the speed of the man in still water?
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