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A swimming pool can be filled by 2 pipes together in 6 hours; if the larger pipe alone takes 5 hours less than the smaller pipe to fill the pool, find the time in which each pipe alone would fill the pipe.
Asked by dr_pradip27121972 | 14 Mar, 2018, 10:54: PM
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begin mathsize 16px style Let space the space time space taken space by space the space one space pipe space be space straight x space hours space and
time space taken space by space second space pipe space be space straight x minus 5 space hours.
According space to space the space question comma
1 over straight x plus fraction numerator 1 over denominator straight x minus 5 end fraction equals 1 over 6
fraction numerator straight x minus 5 plus straight x over denominator straight x left parenthesis straight x minus 5 right parenthesis end fraction equals 1 over 6
fraction numerator 2 straight x minus 5 over denominator straight x left parenthesis straight x minus 5 right parenthesis end fraction equals 1 over 6
6 open parentheses 2 straight x minus 5 close parentheses equals straight x left parenthesis straight x minus 5 right parenthesis
12 straight x minus 30 equals straight x squared minus 5 straight x
straight x squared minus 17 straight x plus 30 equals 0
left parenthesis straight x minus 15 right parenthesis left parenthesis straight x minus 2 right parenthesis equals 0
straight x equals 15 space or space straight x equals 2
But space according space to space the space question space straight x not equal to 2
Hence comma space the space time space in space which space each space pipe space alone space would space fill space the space pipe space is space 15 space hrs.

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Answered by Sneha shidid | 15 Mar, 2018, 09:37: AM
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