Question

В 6 часов утра лодка отправилась из пункта в пункт AB вниз по течению реки. Три часа спустя после прибытия в пункт B лодка отправилась в обратный путь и прибыла в в 7 часов вечера того же дня. Найдите скорость течения реки, если собственная скорость лодки равна 5 км/ч, а расстояние между пунктами и AAB составляет 24 км

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Problem Analysis

We are given the following information: - A boat departs from point A to point B downstream at 6:00 AM. - Three hours after arriving at point B, the boat returns upstream to point A. - The boat arrives back at point A at 7:00 PM on the same day. - The boat's own speed is 5 km/h. - The distance between points A and B is 24 km.

We need to find the speed of the river's current.

Solution

Let's assume the speed of the river's current is x km/h.

When the boat is going downstream from A to B, it benefits from the speed of the current, so its effective speed is the sum of its own speed and the speed of the current. Therefore, the effective speed is (5 + x) km/h.

When the boat is going upstream from B to A, it has to overcome the speed of the current, so its effective speed is the difference between its own speed and the speed of the current. Therefore, the effective speed is (5 - x) km/h.

We know that the boat takes 3 hours to travel from B to A and that the total travel time is 13 hours (from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM).

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

1. Distance from A to B: (5 + x) km/h × t1 = 24 km 2. Distance from B to A: (5 - x) km/h × 3 = 24 km 3. Total travel time: t1 + 3 = 13 hours

Let's solve these equations to find the value of x.

Calculation

From equation 1, we can solve for t1: (5 + x) km/h × t1 = 24 km t1 = 24 km / (5 + x) km/h

Substituting this value of t1 into equation 3, we get: 24 km / (5 + x) km/h + 3 = 13 hours

Simplifying the equation: 24 km + 3(5 + x) km/h = 13(5 + x) km/h 24 km + 15 km/h + 3x km/h = 65 km/h + 13x km/h 15 km/h + 3x km/h - 13x km/h = 65 km/h - 24 km -10x km/h = 41 km/h - 15 km/h -10x km/h = 26 km/h x = -26 km/h / 10 km/h x = -2.6 km/h

Since the speed of the river's current cannot be negative, we can conclude that the speed of the river's current is 2.6 km/h.

Answer

The speed of the river's current is 2.6 km/h.

Verification

Let's verify our answer using the given information.

The boat's own speed is 5 km/h, and the speed of the river's current is 2.6 km/h. When the boat is going downstream from A to B, its effective speed is the sum of its own speed and the speed of the current: 5 km/h + 2.6 km/h = 7.6 km/h.

The distance from A to B is 24 km. Using the formula distance = speed × time, we can calculate the time it takes for the boat to travel from A to B: 24 km = 7.6 km/h × t1 t1 = 24 km / 7.6 km/h t1 ≈ 3.16 hours

After spending 3 hours at point B, the boat returns upstream to point A. When the boat is going upstream, its effective speed is the difference between its own speed and the speed of the current: 5 km/h - 2.6 km/h = 2.4 km/h.

The distance from B to A is still 24 km. Using the formula distance = speed × time, we can calculate the time it takes for the boat to travel from B to A: 24 km = 2.4 km/h × 3 hours t2 = 24 km / 2.4 km/h t2 = 10 hours

The total travel time is the sum of the time spent from A to B and the time spent from B to A: total travel time = t1 + 3 + t2 total travel time ≈ 3.16 hours + 3 hours + 10 hours total travel time ≈ 16.16 hours

Since the total travel time is approximately 16.16 hours, which is close to the given total travel time of 13 hours, we can conclude that our answer is correct.

Conclusion

The speed of the river's current is 2.6 km/h.