Question

An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between Mysore and Bangalore. If the average speed of the express train is 11 km/hr more than that of the passenger train, form the quadratic equation to find the average speed of express train.

Answer 1

Let the arrange speed of express train be denoted by x km/hr

Given that average speed of express train is 11 km/hr more than that of the passenger train

Given that time is taken by express train is 1 hour less than that of a passenger train.
Time is taken by passenger train _ Time taken by express train 1 hour