This week we finished the rational expression unit.
And this week we learned how to implement the skill of solving Rational Expressions into the real world problems.
EX: Boat A is moving up a stream, and boat B is moving down the same stream, it took Boat A 2 hours to cover 15km and Boat B took only one hour, the current is 3km/h, what’s the speed of the boat in still water?
Set Boat A, B speed as Xkm/h in still water, therefore Boat A will move at x-3km/h and Boat B will move at x+3km/h.
15/x-3=2, 2(x-3)=15,2x-6=15,2x=21,x=21/2,x=10.5km/h