# Applicaton Question

• September 21st 2010, 07:04 PM
pychon
Linear Applicaton Problem
I'm back*(Giggle)

Having a bit of difficulty with some application word problems... one in particular has me confused.*

I know the following:
$SPD=\frac{D}{T}$

$DIST=SPD\cdot TIME$

$TIME=\frac{D}{S}$

The question:
Quote:

A plane averaging 120mi/hr and an express train averaging 60mi/hr depart at the same time from the same city headed for the same destination. If the train arrives 45 minutes later than the plane, how far did they each travel?

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Also having some difficulty making sense of this:*
Quote:

A farmer wants to enclose a rectangular area next to a river. No fence is used on the side of the area next to the river. If the farmer has 180 ft of fencing and wants the length of the area to be 50 ft longer than the width, find the dimensions of the fenced area.

$Perimeter = 2l \cdot 2w$

If I solve for a complete fence line:
2(x+50)+2x=180 ... the problem doesn't work out obviously... I'm looking for some great explanations to help figure this out.*(Happy)
• September 21st 2010, 07:48 PM
Wilmer
A plane averaging 120mi/hr and an express train averaging 60mi/hr depart at the same time from the same city headed for the same destination. If the train arrives 45 minutes later than the plane, how far did they each travel?

Let time by plane = h; then time by train = h + 3/4
120h = 60(h + 3/4) ; solve for h, then get distance.

A farmer wants to enclose a rectangular area next to a river. No fence is used on the side of the area next to the river. If the farmer has 180 ft of fencing and wants the length of the area to be 50 ft longer than the width, find the dimensions of the fenced area.

You're using 4 sides, but fence will cover only 3 sides...try again!
• September 21st 2010, 07:55 PM
pychon
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilmer

You're using 4 sides, but fence will cover only 3 sides...try again!

Yes, I know I'm using 4 sides... 2L x 2W will not work... if I solve it as noted above x+50+2x=180 (being there is only 1 length) it doesn't check. Which is why I've asked for an explanation how to solve it better or understand.
• September 21st 2010, 08:01 PM
Wilmer
w = width; then length = w+50
2w + w+50 = 180
• September 21st 2010, 08:08 PM
pychon
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilmer
w = width; then length = w+50
2w + w+50 = 180

(Lipssealed)... nvm, it would help to write down 180 instead of 160.
• September 21st 2010, 09:11 PM
pychon
double post