In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is-

Question: In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is-

Solution:
Let the duration of the flight be x hours.
Then,
600/x - 600/(x + 1/2) = 200
⇒ 600/x - 1200/(2x + 1) = 200
⇒ 3/x - 6/(2x + 1) = 1
⇒ (6x + 3 - 6x){x(2x + 1)} = 1
⇒ x(2x + 1) = 3
⇒ 2x² + x - 3 = 0
⇒ 2x² + 3x - 2x - 3 = 0
⇒ x(2x + 3) - 1(2x + 3) = 0