CAT 2021 Question Paper (Slot 1) Question 45
Question 45
Two trains cross each other in 14 seconds when running in opposite directions along parallel tracks. The faster train is 160 m long and crosses a lamp post in 12 seconds. If the speed of the other train is 6 km/hr less than the faster one, its length, in m, is
Solution
Speed of the faster train = $$\frac{160}{12}=\frac{40}{3}\ $$ m/s
Speed of the slower train = $$\frac{40}{3}-\left(6\times\ \frac{5}{18}\right)=\frac{35}{3}$$ m/s
Sum of speeds (when the trains travel towards each other) = $$\frac{40}{3}+\frac{35}{3}=25$$ m/s
Let the slower train be $$x$$ metres long; then: $$\frac{160+x}{25}=14$$
On solving, $$x=190\ m$$
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