Two boats on opposite banks of a river start moving towards each other

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Two boats on opposite banks of a river start moving towards each other

 Two boats on opposite banks of a river start moving towards each other. They first pass each other 1400 meters from one bank. They each continue to the opposite bank, immediately turn around and start back to the other bank. When they pass each other a second time, they are 600 meters from the other bank. We assume that each boat travels at a constant speed all along the journey. Find the width of the river?

Answer:S1×t1 = 1400 : S1 speed of boat 1, t1 : time to do 1400 meters(boat 1)
1400 + S2×t1 = X : S2 speed of boat 2
S1×t2 = X + 600 : t2 time to do X + 600 (boat 2)
S2×t2 = 2X - 600
S1 = 1400/t1
S2 = (X-1400)/t1
T = t2/t1 : definition
substitute S1, S2 and t2/t1 using the above expressions in equations 3 and 4 to obtain
1400×T = X + 600
X×T - 1400×T = 2X - 600 : 2 equations 2 unknowns
Eliminate T and solve for X to obtain X = 3600 meters.

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