Problema Solution
Two trains are 360 miles apart and traveling toward each other.If one train is 20 mph faster than the other
Find the speed of each train
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let
v1 = the speed of the first train
v2 = the speed of the second train
d = 360 mi
t = the total time of the travel for each train
one train is 20 mph faster than the other:
v2 = v1 + 20
since speed = distance/time we have distance = speed*time:
v1t + v2t = 360
plug v2 = v1 + 20 into last equation and solve for v2
v1t + (v1 + 20)t = 360
v1 + v1 + 20 = 360/t
v1 = (1/2)(360/t - 20) mph
v2 = 20 + (1/2)(360/t - 20) mph
the speed of the first train is: (1/2)(360/t - 20) mph
the speed of the second train is: 20 + (1/2)(360/t - 20) mph
where t is the time of the travel for each train.