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a motorboat whose speed is 24 km per hour in still water takes 1 hour more to go 32 km upstream than. to return downstream to the same spot .find the speed of the stream

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Let the speed of stream = x km/hSpeed of boat in still water = 24 km/hSpeed in downstream = 24+x km/hSpeed in upstream = 24-x km/hTime taken by boat to cover 32 km downstream = 3224+x hrsTime taken by boat to cover 32 km upstream = 3224-x hrsNow, according to question,3224-x - 3224+x = 1124-x - 124+x = 13224+x-24+x24-x24+x = 1322x576-x2 = 132576-x2 = 64xx2+64x - 576 = 0x2 + 72x - 8x - 576 = 0xx + 72 - 8x + 72 = 0x-8x+72 = 0x-8 = 0 or x+72 = 0x = 8 or x = -72 rejectedSo, speed of stream = 8 km/h

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