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Homework Statement
Driving along a crowded freeway, you notice that it takes a time t to go from one mile marker to the next. When you increase your speed by 4.5 mi/h, the time to go one mile decreases by 10 s. What was your original speed?
Homework Equations
V=D/T
The Attempt at a Solution
V1T1 = 1 mi
v2t2= i mile
v2= v1 + change of V
t2= t1 - change of t
I then used equations 3 and 4 to eliminate v2 and t2 in equation 2.
(v1 + change of V)(t1 - change of t) = 1 mi
I know that i need to get rid of t1 now, and i should probably use the first equation (v1t1 = 1 mi) to do it. I just don't know how to integrate the two of them.
Thank you in advance