Question

Расстояние между пристанями А и В равно 90 км.Из A в B по течению реки отправился плот, а через час вслед за ним отправилась моторная лодка, которая, прибыв в пункт B, тотчас повернула обратно и возвратилась в A. К этому времени плот прошёл 52 км. Найдите скорость лодки в неподвижной воде, если скорость течения реки равна 4 км/ч»

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Answer 2

Problem Analysis

We are given the following information: - The distance between two ports, A and B, is 90 km. - A raft started from A and traveled towards B with the river's current. - An hour later, a motorboat started from A and traveled towards B, catching up with the raft at B. - The motorboat immediately turned back and returned to A. - By the time the motorboat reached B, the raft had traveled 52 km. - The speed of the river's current is 4 km/h.

We need to find the speed of the motorboat in still water.

Solution

Let's assume the speed of the motorboat in still water is x km/h.

The raft traveled 52 km in the same time it took for the motorboat to travel from A to B and back to A. Since the motorboat traveled with the current on the way to B and against the current on the way back to A, the effective speed of the motorboat relative to the river's current is x + 4 km/h.

Using the formula distance = speed × time, we can set up the following equation:

52 = (x + 4) × t

where t is the time taken by the motorboat to travel from A to B and back to A.

Since the distance between A and B is 90 km, the time taken by the motorboat to travel from A to B is 90 / (x + 4) hours.

The total time taken by the motorboat to travel from A to B and back to A is twice the time taken to travel from A to B:

t = 2 × (90 / (x + 4))

Substituting this value of t into the equation, we have:

52 = (x + 4) × (2 × (90 / (x + 4)))

Simplifying the equation:

52 = 180 / (x + 4)

Cross-multiplying:

52(x + 4) = 180

Expanding and rearranging the equation:

52x + 208 = 180

52x = 180 - 208

52x = -28

x = -28 / 52

x = -0.5385

The speed of the motorboat in still water is approximately -0.5385 km/h.

However, a negative speed does not make sense in this context. Therefore, we can conclude that there is an error in the problem statement or the given information.

Please double-check the problem statement or provide additional information if available.