A 150 m long train, travelling at 54 km/h, crosses a platform in 42 seconds. What is the length of the platform?
Speed of the train = 54 km/h = $$54\times\frac{5}{18}=15\ $$ m/s
Let the length of the platform be x m
According to the question,
$$\frac{150+x}{15}=42$$
$$150+x=630$$
x = 480 m.
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