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Grade 11Mechanics

When two bodies move towards each other with constant speed, the distance between them decreases at the rate of 9m/s. If they move in the same direction with the same speed, the distance between them incerases at the rate of 4m/s. Find their speed?

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
Let the speed of faster doby be x Let the speed of slower body be yIn the first case their relative speed isx+y=9m/sin the second case their relative speed is x-y=4m/sin solving we get that value of x=6.5and that of y is 2.5