+18 Two roads intersect perpendicularly. Alex walks toward the north from a point that is 1200 meters South of the intersection point. Bob walks from the intersection point toward east. They start at the same time. After ten minutes both of them are the same distance away from the intersection. After 100 minutes both of them are the same distance from the intersection again. How far away is Alex from the intersection now?
+128448 Let the distance that Bob walks east in 10 minutes = x
So.....he is x meters from the intersection in 10 minutes
And Alex is x meters from the intersection after 10 minutes
So....the distance that Alex walks in 10 minutes must be (1200 - x)
So.....in 100 minutes, Bob must be 10x meters east of the intersection
And Alex must be the same distance north of the intersection
So....in 100 minutes Alex walks 10(1200-x) meters......and this distance must equal the 1200 meters to the intersection plus the 10x meters north of the intersection
So
10 (1200 - x) = 10x + 1200 simplify
12000 - 10x = 10x + 1200
10800 = 20x divide by 20
540 = x
So...the distance that Alex is from the intersection after 100 minutes is
Total distance walked - 1200 m
10 (1200 - x) - 1200 =
10(1200 -540) - 1200 = 10(660) - 1200 = 6600 - 1200 = 5400 m
Note that Bob is the same distance from the intersection = 10x = 10(540) = 5400 m
