Question 52

A train 400 m long passes a pole in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train?

Name: A train 400 m long passes a pole in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Uploaded: March 25, 2021, 9:49 a.m.
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Description: A train 400 m long passes a pole in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train?

Solution

Length of the train = 400 m
Time taken by the train to cross a pole is the time taken by the train to cross its length
Speed of the train = $$\dfrac{400}{20} = 20 m/sec = 20 \times \dfrac{18}{5} = 72 km/hr$$