The speed of a Boat in standing water is 10km/hr. It traveled Down Str...
Answer – 5. Cannot be determined Explanation : S+R = D/t ; S-R+x = D/t S+R = S-R+x R =x/2
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The speed of a Boat in standing water is 10km/hr. It traveled Down Str...
Analysis:
To solve the problem, we can use the formula:
Speed of boat in still water (B) = 1/2 (Speed downstream + Speed upstream)
Let the speed of the stream be 'S' km/hr.
Given,
Speed of boat in still water (B) = 10 km/hr
Time taken for forward journey (A to B) = Time taken for backward journey (B to A)
Let the distance between A and B be 'D' km.
Let the speed downstream be 'B + S' km/hr and speed upstream be 'B - S' km/hr.
Let the time taken for the forward journey be 't' hrs.
Then,
Time taken for backward journey = t hrs
Distance covered in the forward journey = Distance covered in backward journey = D km
Speed downstream = Distance/Time = D/t km/hr
Speed upstream = Distance/Time = D/t km/hr
Speed downstream = B + S km/hr
Speed upstream = B - S km/hr
Calculation:
Using the formula,
B = 1/2 (B + S + B - S)
10 = 1/2 (2B)
B = 5 km/hr
Substituting B = 5 km/hr in the equations,
D/t = (10 + S) km/hr
D/t = (10 - S) km/hr
Dividing both the equations,
(10 + S)/(10 - S) = 1
10 + S = 10 - S
2S = 0
S = 0
Conclusion:
The speed of the stream cannot be determined as the solution leads to 'S = 0'. This implies that the boat travels in still water and there is no current or stream. Therefore, the answer is option 'E'.