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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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Solution
Let
the
speed
of
stream
=
x
km
/
h
Speed
of
boat
in
still
water
=
24
km
/
h
Speed
in
downstream
=
24
+
x
km
/
h
Speed
in
upstream
=
24
-
x
km
/
h
Time
taken
by
boat
to
cover
32
km
downstream
=
32
24
+
x
hrs
Time
taken
by
boat
to
cover
32
km
upstream
=
32
24
-
x
hrs
Now
,
according
to
question
,
32
24
-
x
-
32
24
+
x
=
1
⇒
1
24
-
x
-
1
24
+
x
=
1
32
⇒
24
+
x
-
24
+
x
24
-
x
24
+
x
=
1
32
⇒
2
x
576
-
x
2
=
1
32
⇒
576
-
x
2
=
64
x
⇒
x
2
+
64
x
-
576
=
0
⇒
x
2
+
72
x
-
8
x
-
576
=
0
⇒
x
x
+
72
-
8
x
+
72
=
0
⇒
x
-
8
x
+
72
=
0
⇒
x
-
8
=
0
or
x
+
72
=
0
⇒
x
=
8
or
x
=
-
72
rejected
So
,
speed
of
stream
=
8
km
/
h
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