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11/07/2017 at 09:07
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Mr.Joseph drives car from A to B at a constant speed. If the speeds of the car is increased by 20%, it takes him me one hour than the usual time. If the drives at the constant speed for the first 100km before increasing the speed by 30%, it also takes him one hour less than usual. This distance of AB is .... km?




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    Bui Duy Vuong 12/07/2017 at 14:59

    We Call distance of AB \(=x\left(km\right)\) and call speed of Mr.Joseph when him drives car from A to B is \(y\left(m\right)\).
    The usual time to Mr.Joseph drives car from A to B is  \(\dfrac{x}{y}\) (hours).
    If the speeds of the car is increased by 20% then the new speeds is \(y+20\%y=1,2y\).
    When the time to Mr.Joseph drives car from A to B is : \(\dfrac{x}{1,2y}=\dfrac{5}{6}\times\dfrac{x}{y}\).
    We have: \(\dfrac{5}{6}\times\dfrac{x}{y}=\dfrac{x}{y}-1\Leftrightarrow\left(1-\dfrac{5}{6}\right)\dfrac{x}{y}=1\)\(\Leftrightarrow\dfrac{x}{y}=6\)\(\Leftrightarrow x=6y\).
    If the speeds of the car is increased by 20% then the new speeds is: \(y+30\%y=1,3y\).
    When the time to Mr.Joseph drives car from A to B is :
    \(\dfrac{100}{y}+\dfrac{x-100}{1,3y}=\dfrac{x}{y}-1\)
    \(\Leftrightarrow\dfrac{100\times1,3+x-100}{1,3y}=6-1\)
    \(\Leftrightarrow30+x=6,5y\).
    We have the system of equation:
    \(\left\{{}\begin{matrix}30+x=6,5y\\x=6y\end{matrix}\right.\)\(\Leftrightarrow\left\{{}\begin{matrix}y=60\left(km\right)\\x=60\times6=360\left(km\right)\end{matrix}\right.\).
    So, this distance of AB is 360km.


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