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In this case we're so sure speed is positive because speed can never be negative?
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That's correct. The speed is always greater than or equal to zero.
Cheers,
Brent
ds not equal to zero means
Not quite.
Not quite.
If ds ≠ 0, then neither d nor s are equal to zero.
So, for example, if xy ≠ 0, then it could be the case that x > 0 and y < 0.
Or, it could be the case that x > 0 and y > 0
Or, it could be the case that x < 0 and y > 0
Or, it could be the case that x < 0 and y < 0
Cheers,
Brent
It is basically the same
That strategy definitely
That strategy definitely works!
Harper began driving from R
So I approached this with the equation D of R-G + D G-R = 270 , I got the right answers that way, but wanted to know if its possible to solve with equation, I set up as Harper's Time + Quinn's Time = 3
270/Hr + 270/(1.25Hr) = 3 and solved for Hr which was not the same value as I did before. Is my equation wrong
There are a couple of errors
There are a couple of errors with that approach.
First, since the two people meet three hours after they started, EACH person's travel time is 3 hours.
So we actually get two equations:
Harper's time = 3
Quinn's time = 3
There's also an issue with your equation 270/Hr + 270/(1.25Hr) = 3
This equation suggests that each person travels 270 miles, but this isn't the case.
The COMBINED distance each person travels = 270
So here's how we can set up the solution....
Let R = Harper's speed
So, 1.25R = Quinn's speed
Let D = The distance Harper traveled
So, 270 - D = the distance Quinn traveled
We can all take the equation: Harper's time = 3
And substitute to get: D/R = 3
Multiply both sides by R to get: D = 3R
Now take the other equation: Quinn's time = 3
And substitute to get: (270 - D)/1.25R = 3
Multiply both sides by 1.25R to get: 270 - D = 3.75R
We now have the following system of equations:
D = 3R
270 - D = 3.75R
When we solve the system we get R = 40 (mph)