A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it would have taken 4 hrs less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/h, it would have taken 6 hrs more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.
A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it would have taken 4 hrs less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/h, it would have taken 6 hrs more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.
Solution
Let original speed km/h, original time hours, and distance km.
Distance Speed Time
If the train is km/h faster, it takes hours less:
If the train is km/h slower, it takes hours more:
Since distance is the same in all cases:
Using the first equality:
... equation
Using the second equality:
... equation
From equation :
Substitute into equation :
Therefore hours and km/h
Distance Speed Time
km
The distance covered by the train is km.