//chapter 19 Ex 6 clc; clear; close; sStream=2; dist=6; t=33/60; //let sBoat be x, thus (6/(x-2)+6/(x+2))=33/60; solving this we get the equation as // 11x^2-240x-44=0 mycoeff=[-44 -240 11]; p=poly(mycoeff,"x","coeff"); r=abs(roots(p)); //absolute since the speed cannot be negative printf("The speed of motorboat in still water is %d km/hr",r(1));