From the two banks of the river, two boats moved towards each other with the speed of one of them 180 m / min

| January 15, 2021 | education

From the two banks of the river, two boats moved towards each other with the speed of one of them 180 m / min, the speed of the other 230 m / min, what is the distance between the boats in 5 minutes if the width of the river is 2 km / 500m.

To solve the problem, we first find the speed of convergence of two boats.
Let’s summarize the known speeds. We get:
180 + 230 = 410 m / min (with this speed the boats are moving towards each other).
We find the distance that the boats will pass in 5 minutes.
We multiply the speed of convergence by the travel time.
410 * 5 = 2050 meters.
2 km 500 m = 2500 meters.
We find the distance between the boats after 5 minutes.
We subtract the distance traveled from the initial distance.
2500 – 2050 = 450 meters.
Answer: in 5 minutes there will be 450 meters between the boats.



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