A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would - Maths - Quadratic Equations

Question

A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed If the speed had been
5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey
Find the speed of the train

Gopal Mohanty · Accepted Answer

Let the speed of the train be x km/hr Time taken to cover 360 km

hr According to the given question,

However, speed cannot be negative Therefore, the speed of train is 40 km/h

A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.