3 Boat and Stream

1. (a) Given, downstream speed of boat = 15 km/h 4. (d) Let the distance between the two places be d km
and speed of stream = 3 km/h and speed of stream be a km/h.
\Speed of boat in still water Speed of boat in still water = 4 km/h
= (Downstream speed - Speed of stream) Downstream speed = Speed of boat in still water +
= (15 - 3) = 12 km/h Speed of stream = (4 + a) km/h
\Upstream speed of boat Upstream speed
= (12 - 3) = 9 km/h = Speed of boat in still water - Speed of stream
é Distance ù = (4 - a) km/h
êQ Time = Speed ú According to the question,
ë û
d d é Distance ù
æ 15 15 ö + =3 êQ Time =
\Total time taken = ç + ÷ h 4+ a 4- a ë Speed úû
è 15 9 ø
5 Q There are two variables in one equation.
= 1h + ´ 60 min
3 So, we cannot determine the distance between the
= 1h + 1h 40 min two places.
= 2 h 40 min 5. (d) Given, speed of boat in still water = 4 km/h
2. (c) Given, speed of person in still water = 9 km/h Let the speed of stream be a km/h.
and speed of stream = 6 km/h Downstream speed = Speed of boat in still water
\Downstream speed + Speed of stream = 4 + a
= Speed of person in still water + Speed of stream Upstream Speed = Speed of boat in still water
= (9 + 6) - Speed of stream = 4 - a
= 15 km/h According to the question,
and upstream speed \ (4 + a) ´ 3 = (4 - a) ´ 9
= Speed of person in still water - Speed of stream [Q Distance = Speed ´ Time]
24
= (9 - 6) Þ 12 + 3a = 36 - 9a Þ a = = 2 km/h
12
é Distance ù
= 3 km/h êQ Time = Speed ú Hence, speed of stream = 2 km/h
ë û
6. (c) Given, speed of stream = 5 km/h
é 9 9ù é3 ù 18 3
\Total time taken = + h= +3 = =3 h Let speed of boat in still water be a km/h.
êë 15 3 úû êë 5 úû 5 5
Downstream speed = Speed of boat in still water
3. (c) Given, speed of man in still water = 5 km/h
+ Speed of stream = (a + 5) km/h
Speed of current = 1 km/h
\ Downstream speed Upstream Speed = Speed of boat in still water
= Speed of man in still water + Speed of current - Speed of stream = (a - 5) km/h
= (5 + 1) = 6 km/h According to the question,
Upstream speed 10 10 50 é Distance ù
+ = êQ Time = Speed ú
= Speed of man in still water - Speed of current a + 5 a - 5 60 ë û
= (5 - 1) = 4 km/h
æ a - 5 + a + 5ö 1
é Distance ù Þ 2ç ÷=
è a - 25 ø 6
2
Let the place be d km away. êQ Time =
ë Speed úû
Þ a2 - 25 = 24a
d d æ 1 1ö
\ + = 1= d ç + ÷ = 1 Þ a - 24a - 25 = 0
2
6 4 è 6 4ø
æ 2 + 3 ö Þ a - 25a + a - 25 = 0
2

Þ dç ÷ =1
è 12 ø Þ a(a - 25) + 1(a - 25) = 0 Þ (a + 1) (a - 25) = 0
12 \ a = - 1, 25
or d = = 2 .4 km
5
But a = - 1is not possible.
Hence, required distance = 2.4 km
\Speed of motorboat in still water = 25 km/h
7. (d) We know that, 9. (a) Let the speed of boat in still water be a km/h.
Distance According to the question,
Speed =
Time 6 (a - 2 ) = 4 (a + 2 )
\ Upstream speed of boat [Q Distance = Speed ´ Time]
63 Þ 6a - 12 = 4a + 8
= = 7 km/h
9 20
or a= = 10
and downstream speed of boat 2
63
= = 9 km/h Hence, speed of boat in still water = 10 km/h.
7
10. (d) Let the distance between points C and B be x km.
\ Speed of boat in still water
108 km
(Upstream speed of boat C
(108 – x) km x km
+ Downstream speed of boat) A B
=
2
7 + 9 16 Speed of boat downstream
= = = 8 km/h
2 2 = Speed of boat in still water + Speed of stream
8. (a) Given, speed of man in still water = 7.5 km/h = 8 + 4 = 12 km/h
and speed of stream = 1.5 km/h Speed of boat upstream
\Downstream speed = Speed of man in still water = Speed of boat in still water - Speed of stream
+ Speed of stream = 8 - 4 = 4 km/h
= (7.5 + 1. 5) km/h = 9 km/h According to the question,
Upstream speed = Speed of man in still water - 108 x é Distance ù
+ = 16 êQ Time = Speed ú
Speed of stream = (7.5 - 1. 5) 12 4 ë û
= 6 km/h x
Let the place be d km away. Þ = 16 - 9 = 7
4
According to the question, x = 28 km
d d 50 é Distance ù
- = ê Q Time = \ Distance between A and C
9 6 60 ë Speed úû
= 108 - 28 = 80 km
æ 2 - 3ö 5 Time taken to travel 80 km against the river
Þ dç ÷=
è 18 ø 6 80
= = 20 h
Þ d = 3 km 4