Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Speed & Distance

    A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph respectively and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is ______ metres.

    ক)
    54
    খ)
    72
    গ)
    50
    ঘ)
    45
    ঙ)
    None of these

    Explanation

    Let the speed of the train be ‘x’ kmph and it’s length be ‘y’ km Case 1: Relative to person 1 ∵ the train and 1st person are travelling in the same direction, Relative speed = (x – 2) kmph Distance travelled by train in crossing the person = y km Time taken = 9 seconds = 9/3600 hrs But we know that, Distance = speed × Time ∴ y = (x – 2) × (9/3600)                -----(1) Case 2: Relative to person 2 ∵ the train and 2nd  person are travelling in the same direction, Relative speed = (x – 4) kmph Distance travelled by train in crossing the person = y km Time taken = 10 seconds = 10/3600   hrs But we know that, Distance = speed × Time ∴ y = (x – 4) × (10/3600)                -----(2) ∴ on equating equations (1) and (2) we get, (x−4)  ×  103600  =  (x  −  2)  ×  93600\left( {{\rm{x}} - 4} \right){\rm{\;}} \times {\rm{\;}}\frac{{10}}{{3600}}{\rm{\;}} = {\rm{\;}}\left( {{\rm{x\;}}-{\rm{\;}}2} \right){\rm{\;}} \times {\rm{\;}}\frac{9}{{3600}} ∴ x = 22 kmph Substituting the value of x in equation (1) we get, Y = 50 meters Thus the length of the train is 50 meters

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