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Q. A boat moves downstream at the rate of 8 kmph and upstream at a rate of 5 kmph. The speed of the boat in still water is?
Option
a) 6 kmph
b) 6.5 kmph
c) 7 kmph
d) 7.5 kmph
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- let speed of boat = u km/h
speed of stream = v km/h
so downstream speed
u+v = 8 .......(1)
u-v = 5 .......(2)
solve above equations
u=6.5 km/hr ans - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(25) No(3)
- speed of boat in still water = (5+8)/2=>6.5kmph
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(2)
- let flow of stream is v
boat velocity is "b"
b+v=8 DOWN STREAM(stream velocity is in same direction of boat velocity)
b-v=5 UPSTREAM(opposite direction)
solving b=6.5 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
- a+b=8
a-b=5
2a=13
a=6.5 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- 1/2 *(a+b)
a=8,b=5
13/2 =6.5 kmph
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
- 6.5
avg = 8+5/2 = 6.5 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 8+5/2=6.5 kmph
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- 6.5 kmph..is the ans
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- u+v=8
u-v=5
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2u=13
u=13/2
u=6.5 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- (8+5)/2=6.5
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- u+v=8,u-v=5 so u=6.5
- 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- ans =6.5kmph
(8+5)/2=6.5kmph - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Speed of still water= 1/2(a+b)
=1/2(8+5)=6.5 - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- downward speed(a)=8, upward speed(b)=5
still water =1/2(a+b)=1/2(8+5) =6.5kmph - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Vboat +Vstream = 8kmph
Vboat - Vstream = 5kmph
Vboat = 6.5 kmph thus B - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 6.5 kmph
U-v=5
U+v=8 - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- speed of boat in still water =( 8+5)/2=6.5
- 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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