A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr more, it would have taken 1hour less for the same journey.

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asked Feb 16, 2018 in Mathematics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 379 1010

A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr more, it would have taken 1hour less for the same journey. Form the quadratic equation to find the speed of the train.

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answered Feb 16, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Time of travel when speed is increased is 1 hour less than of the actual time of travel

The required quadratic equation to find the speed of the train is x2+5x-1800=0

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