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Example 29 It takes 12 hours to fill a swimming pool using two pipes. If the pipe of largerdiameter is used for 4 hours and the pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half thepool can be filled. How long would it take for each pipe to fill the pool separately?by eleminitation method |
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Answer» Answer: HAPPY LEARNING ! Step-by-step explanation: Let there are two pipes A and B and DIAMETER of A is larger than B. Now suppose that Pipe A take X HOURS and Pipe B takes y hours to fill the pool separately . In 1 hour pipe A can fill the pool = x 1
In 1 hour pipe B can fill the pool= y 1
If both pipe are together then they take 12 hour to fill the pool. If the are togther then in 1 hour they fill the pool. x 1 + y 1 = 12 1 −−−−(1) Now In 4 hour pipe A can fill the pool is= x 4
In 9 hour pipe B can fill the pool is= y 9
than they fill half of the pool,so x 4 + y 9 = 1 −−−−−(2) Now Let x 1 =P & y 1 =Q and puuting in equation 1 &2, than P+Q= 12 1
⇒12P+12Q=1−−−−(3) And 4P+9Q = 2 1
⇒8P+18Q=1−−−−−(4) Now solving equation 3 & 4 Equation (3) multiplying by 2 and (4) multiplying by 3 and substract. ⇒−30Q=−1 ⇒Q= 30 1
now put value of Q in equation 3 We get P= 20 1
So we found P= 20 1 & Q= 30 1
So x=20 and y=30 Hence the A pipe would take 20 hours and the pipe B would take 30 hours separately . |
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