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Problem G. 905. (December 2025)

G. 905. A row boat is moving downstream at a speed of 8 m/s relative to the shore. A motorboat is coming upstream towards the row boat at a speed of 10 m/s relative to the water. Ten seconds after they meet, they are 160 meters apart. What is the speed of the river?

(3 pont)

Deadline expired on January 15, 2026.


Sorry, the solution is available only in Hungarian. Google translation

Megoldás. A találkozás után 10 s-mal az evezős \(\displaystyle 8\,\mathrm{\tfrac{m}{s}}\cdot 10\,\mathrm{s}=80\,\mathrm{m}\)-rel lesz lejjebb, míg a motorcsónak \(\displaystyle (10\,\mathrm{\tfrac{m}{s}}-v)\cdot 10\,\mathrm{s}\)-mal feljebb, mert a motorcsónak a parthoz képest \(\displaystyle 10\,\mathrm{\tfrac{m}{s}}-v\) sebességgel mozog, ahol \(\displaystyle v\) a folyó vizének a sebessége. A két kifejezést összeadva 160 m-t kapunk:

\(\displaystyle 8\,\mathrm{\tfrac{m}{s}}\cdot 10\,\mathrm{s}+(10\,\mathrm{\tfrac{m}{s}}-v)\cdot 10\,\mathrm{s}=160\,\mathrm{m},\)

amiből \(\displaystyle v=2\,\mathrm{\tfrac{m}{s}}\).


Statistics:

60 students sent a solution.
3 points: 53 students.
2 points: 2 students.
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