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# Speed of a Boat in Still Water is 15 Km/H. It Goes 30 Km Upstream and Returns Back at the Same Point in 4 Hours 30 Minutes. Find the Speed of the Stream. - CBSE Class 10 - Mathematics

ConceptPair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

#### Question

Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h. It goes 30 km upstream and returns back at the same point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

#### Solution

Let the speed of the stream be x km/h.

It is given that the speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h.

Now,

Speed of the boat upstream = Speed of the boat in still water − Speed of the stream = (15 − x) km/h

Speed of the boat downstream = Speed of the boat in still water + Speed of the stream =(15 + x) km/h

We know that

Time = "Distance"/"Speed"

According to question,

Time taken for upstream journey + Time taken for the downstream journey = 4 h 30 min

:. 30/(15 - x) + 30/(15 + x) = 4 1/2

=> 30[((15+x)+(15 - x))/((15+x)(15-x))]= 9/2

=> 30(30/(225-x^2)) = 9/2

=> 225 - x^2 = (30 xx 30 xx 2)/9

=> 225 - x^2 = 200

=> x^2 = 225 - 200 = 25

=> x = +-5

Since speed can not be negative, therefore, x = 5.

Thus, the speed of the stream is 5 km/h

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