Question

Jesse is traveling up and down a stream in a kayak. He can paddle the kayak at an average rate of 5 miles/hour, and the round-trip is a total distance of 16 miles. When cis
the speed of the current, this expression can be used to find the difference of the time it takes Jesse to travel upstream (against the current) and downstream (with the
current).

8/5-c - 8/5+c

Find the difference in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

16c

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The simplest form is: $\frac{16c}{25-c^2}$.

Total distance = 16 miles.

So each distance = 16/2=8 miles.

Given: He can paddle the kayak at an average rate of 5 miles/hour.

And the speed of the current is = c

So the speed while going up = (5-c)

The speed while going down=(5+c).

So the time while going up = $\frac{8}{5-c}$

The time while going down=$\frac{8}{5+c}$.

So the difference is:

$\frac{8}{5-c}-\frac{8}{5+c}\\=\frac{8(5+c)}{(5-c)(5+c)}- \frac{8(5-c)}{(5-c)(5+c)}\\=\frac{8(5+c)-8(5-c)}{(5-c)(5+c)}\\=\frac{40+8c-40+8c}{(5-c)(5+c)}\\=\frac{16c}{(5-c)(5+c)}\\=\frac{16c}{25-c^2}$

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