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22.
Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
| Relative speed = | = (45 + 30) km/hr | |||||||
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We have to find the time taken by the slower train to pass the DRIVER of the faster train and not the complete train.
So, distance covered = Length of the slower train.
Therefore, Distance covered = 500 m.
 Required time = |
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500 x | 6 |  |
= 24 sec. |
| 125 |
Discussion:
81 comments Page 3 of 9.
Pawan yadav said:
9 years ago
Yes, friends.
Because the length of train add in both condition same direction or opposite direction only speed is a minus in the same direction and add opposite direction.
Because the length of train add in both condition same direction or opposite direction only speed is a minus in the same direction and add opposite direction.
Nitheesh said:
9 years ago
What if they had asked time for a faster train?
Can anyone solve this?
Can anyone solve this?
Leaner said:
8 years ago
It should be 1000 distance because, It is clearly mention in question "500m each long".
Pallavi said:
8 years ago
The answer is simple. We are converting the 'kilo-meters/hour' value into 'meters/second'.
Let me explain about converting km/hr into m/s in detail.
1 km = 1000 meters.
1 hr = 3600 seconds.
1 km/hr = 1000/3600 m/s
= 10/36 m/s
= 5/18 m/s.
Therefore 1 km/hr = 5/18 m/sec.
Let me explain about converting km/hr into m/s in detail.
1 km = 1000 meters.
1 hr = 3600 seconds.
1 km/hr = 1000/3600 m/s
= 10/36 m/s
= 5/18 m/s.
Therefore 1 km/hr = 5/18 m/sec.
Pallavi said:
8 years ago
How 5/18 coming in the problem?
Raju said:
8 years ago
How 125÷6 came in this problem? Please explain.
Nanda Kishor said:
8 years ago
@Raju.
In this problem, the relative speed is 75km/hr.
And to find the answer we have to convert the speed into m/s. So(75*5/18= 125/6m/s).
Hope that this will help you.
In this problem, the relative speed is 75km/hr.
And to find the answer we have to convert the speed into m/s. So(75*5/18= 125/6m/s).
Hope that this will help you.
Ganda said:
8 years ago
Here answer should be 48 explain it with given example let the speed of the first train be 4m/s and second be 1m/s and length of trains be 5/5 m then you should make number line and get two seconds so we must add 5+5 10m and divides by 5m/ (1+4).
Sarang said:
8 years ago
Distance =speed * time,
500=45+30km/h*time,
500=75*5/18*time,
500=75*.277*time,
500=20.7*time,
Time=500/20.7=24s.
500=45+30km/h*time,
500=75*5/18*time,
500=75*.277*time,
500=20.7*time,
Time=500/20.7=24s.
Shree said:
8 years ago
Thanks for explaining the answer.
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