Question:
A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Form the quadratic equation to find the speed of the train.
Solution:
Let us assume that the speed of the train be ‘x’ km/hr. We are also given that the distance covered during the journey is 360 km.
Now, time taken during the journey $=\left(\frac{360}{x}\right) \mathrm{hr}$
Time taken for the new journey $=\left(\frac{360}{x+5}\right) \mathrm{hr}$
According to the question,
$\left(\frac{360}{x}\right)-\left(\frac{360}{x+5}\right)=1$
$\left(\frac{360 x+1800-360 x}{x^{2}+5 x}\right)=1$
$x^{2}+5 x=1800$
$x^{2}+5 x-1800=0$
Hence, this is the required quadratic equation.