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6 November, 14:49

In a flight of 100km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200km/hr. And the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is

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  1. 6 November, 17:44
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    1 hour

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The formula for average speed is given as = Distance (km) / Time (hours)

    From the question

    Average Speed = 200km/hr

    Distance = 100km

    Time is unknown, let us represent it as x

    In the question, we are told the weather was bad and the time of the flight increased by 30minutes

    Therefore, we would have algebraic equation

    100 / (x-200) - 100/x = 1/2

    Find the LCM = x (x - 200)

    100 (x) - 100 (x - 200) / (x) (x - 200) = 1/2

    100x - 100x - 20000 / x² - 200x = 1/2

    -20000/x² - 200x = 1/2

    Cross Multiply

    -40000 = x² - 200x

    x² - 200x + 40000 = 0

    Looking at this quadratic equation, we can't use factorisation method to find the answer.

    This signifies that the question is wrong.

    Correct Question:

    In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200km/hr. And the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The formula for average speed is given as = Distance (km) / Time (hours)

    From the question

    Average Speed = 200km/hr

    Distance = 600km

    Time is unknown, let us represent it as x

    In the question, we are told the weather was bad and the time of the flight increased by 30minutes

    Therefore, we would have algebraic equation to find the speed of the journey as:

    600 / (x-200) - 600/x = 1/2

    Find the LCM = x (x - 200)

    600 (x) - 600 (x - 200) / (x) (x - 200) = 1/2

    600x - 600x + 120000 / x² - 200x = 1/2

    240000/x² - 200x = 1/2

    Cross Multiply

    240000 = x² - 200x

    x² - 200x - 240000 = 0

    x² - 600x + 400x - 240000 = 0

    x (x - 600) + 400 (x - 600) = 0

    (x - 600) (x + 400) = 0.

    x - 600 = 0

    x = 600 km/hr

    x + 400 = 0

    x = - 400 km/hr

    Therefore, x = 600km/hr

    Time = Distance / speed

    Time = 600km / 600km/hr

    Time = 1 hour

    Therefore, The duration of the flight is 1 hour.
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