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  1. A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 10 km/h, it would have been taken one hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have taken further 45 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10 km/h. The distance between the two cities is
    1. 540 km
    2. 420 km
    3. 600 km
    4. 620 km
Correct Option: B

Fixed distance = x km and certain speed = y kmph (let).
Case I,

x
=
x
– 1
y + 10y

⇒ 
x
+ 1 =
x
  --- (i)
y + 10y


Case II,
x
=
x
− 1 −
3
y + 20y4

=
x
4 + 3
y4

⇒ 
x
+
7
=
x
  --- (ii)
y + 204y

From equations (i) and (ii),
x
+ 1 =
x
+
7
y + 10y + 204

⇒ 
x
x
=
7
− 1
y + 10y + 204

⇒ x
y + 20 − y − 10
(y + 10)(y + 20)

=
7 − 4
=
3
44

⇒ 3 (y + 10) (y + 20) = 40 x
⇒ 
3 (y + 10) (y + 20)
= x   ---(iii)
40

From equation (i),
3 (y + 10) (y + 20)
+ 1
40(y + 10)

=
3 (y + 10) (y + 20)
40y

⇒  3 (y +20) + 40
=
3 (y + 10) (y + 20)
y

⇒  3y2+ 60y + 40 y = 3(y2 + 30y+ 200)
⇒  3y2 + 100y = 3y2 + 90y + 600
⇒  10y = 600 ⇒ y = 60
Again from equation (i),
x
+ 1 =
x
y + 10y

⇒ 
x
+ 1 =
x
60 + 1060

⇒ 
x
+ 1 =
x
7060

⇒ 
x + 70
=
x
7060

⇒  6x + 420 = 7x
⇒  7x – 6x = 420
⇒  x = 420 km.



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