Two boats started to move towards each other from two boat stations, located 30 miles apart. One boat moved at a speed of 3 miles per hour, the other moved twice as fast. How soon will the boats meet?

The boats will meet in 3.33 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

The position of each boat can be modeled by a first order equation.

I am going to say that the first boat is at the position 0, and moving in the positive direction with a speed of 3 miles per hour. So

They are moving in oppositie directions, and initially are 30 miles apart. This means that the second boat starts at the position 30, and moves in the negative direction at the rate of 6 miles an hour. So

How soon will the boats meet?

This is t when:

The boats will meet in 3.33 hours.

solution:

the given function is ,

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the three roots of this quadratic function is , 0 ,8 and 10.all the roots are real and rational.

if a quadratic equation is of the form ,

sum of the roots = a + b +c= 0+8+10=18=  

product of roots taken two at a time = a b + b c+ c a = 0+80+0=80 =  

product of roots = a b c = 0=  

there are 11 doors in a hall starting from 0 to 11.the entry in the hall is permitted through gate number 0 and exit is allowed through only gate number 8 and 10.so, three roots(0,8,10) of quadratic function is given by entry and exit route of this hall.