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Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems and find their solutions (if they exist) by any algebraic met Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. - Mathematics

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Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems and find their solutions (if they exist) by any algebraic met

Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two cars?

उत्तर

Let the speed of 1st car and 2nd car be u km/h and v km/h.

Respective speed of both cars while they are travelling in same direction = (u - v) km/h

Respective speed of both cars while they are travelling in opposite directions i.e., travelling towards each other = (u + v) km/h

According to the question,

5(u - v) = 100

⇒ u - v = 20 ... (i)

1(u + v) = 100 ... (ii)

Adding both the equations, we get

2u = 120

u = 60 km/h ... (iii)

Putting this value in equation (ii), we obtain

v = 40 km/h

Hence, speed of one car = 60 km/h and speed of other car = 40 km/h

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अध्याय 3: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables - Exercise 3.5 [पृष्ठ ६३]

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