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The difference of the car of a faster car and a slower car is a 20 km per hour is the slower car takes 1 hour more than the faster car to travel a distance of 400 km find speed of both the cars

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Step-by-step EXPLANATION:

Let the speed of the slower car be X

Let the faster car be x+20

Distance=400km

Time taken by slower car - time taken by faster car= 1 hour

400/x - 400/x+20= 1

(x+20) 400 - 400x/ x( x+20 )= 1

400x + 8000 - 400x = x SQ. + 20x

x sq. + 20x = 8000

x sq. + 20x - 8000 = 0

x sq. + 100x - 80x - 8000= 0

x(x + 100) - 80 (x + 100)= 0

(x - 80) (x + 100)= 0

x - 80 = 0

x = 0 + 80

therefore, x = 80 and x + 100=0

x=0-100

therefore x = -100 not possible

Hence,the speed of slower car is 80 km/hr

and the speed of faster car is 100 km/hr



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