Pipe A takes twice the time to fill up the pool as pipe B does.The pool can be filled up in 2 h when both pipes are opened How long will it take each pipe to fill it up alone
Plz slove it in Linear equation
To solve this problem using linear equations, let's assign variables to the unknown quantities.
Let's say the time it takes for Pipe B to fill up the pool alone is X hours. Since Pipe A takes twice as long as Pipe B, the time it takes for Pipe A to fill up the pool alone would be 2X hours.
We can then set up an equation to represent the combined rate of both pipes filling the pool in 2 hours:
1/2 + 1/X = 1/2
The left-hand side represents the combined rate of Pipe A and Pipe B, while the right-hand side represents the rate of filling the pool in 2 hours.
To solve this equation, we can multiply both sides by 2X to eliminate the denominators:
X + 2 = X
Simplifying this equation, we get:
2 = 0
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