Trains

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TRAINS:

Two trains of length $$L_1$$ and $$L_2$$ travelling at speeds of $$S_1$$ and $$S_2$$ cross each other, the trains have to travel a distance of $${L_1+L_2}$$

  • Time for a train to cross a stationary object (pole/person) = L/S 
  • Time for a train to cross a platform = (L + platform length)/S 
Question 1

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

Question 2

Two trains A and B were moving in opposite directions, their speeds being in the ratio 5 : 3. The front end of A crossed the rear end of B 46 seconds after the front ends of the trains had crossed each other. It took another 69 seconds for the rear ends of the trains to cross each other. The ratio of length of train A to that of train B is

Question 3

The length of a train is 440 metres. How much time does it take to cross a platform 1000 metres long if it is travelling at 72 kmph ?

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