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Question Number 60143 by pete last updated on 18/May/19

Two passenger trains, A and B, 450km apart,  start to move towards each other at the  same time and meet after 2 hours. If train B,  travels (8/7) as fast as train A, find the speed  of each train.

$$\mathrm{Two}\:\mathrm{passenger}\:\mathrm{trains},\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{B},\:\mathrm{450km}\:\mathrm{apart}, \\ $$$$\mathrm{start}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{move}\:\mathrm{towards}\:\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{other}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{time}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{meet}\:\mathrm{after}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{hours}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{train}\:\mathrm{B}, \\ $$$$\mathrm{travels}\:\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{7}}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{fast}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{train}\:\mathrm{A},\:\mathrm{find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{speed} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{train}. \\ $$

Answered by tanmay last updated on 18/May/19

speed of train A=7v km/hrs  speed oc train B=(8/7)×7v=8v km/hrs  so       ((450)/(7v+8v))=2   ((30)/v)=2 →v=15km/hrs  speed of A=7×15=105 km/hrs  speed of B=8×15=120 km/hrs

$${speed}\:{of}\:{train}\:{A}=\mathrm{7}{v}\:{km}/{hrs} \\ $$$${speed}\:{oc}\:{train}\:{B}=\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{7}}×\mathrm{7}{v}=\mathrm{8}{v}\:{km}/{hrs} \\ $$$${so}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\frac{\mathrm{450}}{\mathrm{7}{v}+\mathrm{8}{v}}=\mathrm{2}\: \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{30}}{{v}}=\mathrm{2}\:\rightarrow{v}=\mathrm{15}{km}/{hrs} \\ $$$${speed}\:{of}\:{A}=\mathrm{7}×\mathrm{15}=\mathrm{105}\:{km}/{hrs} \\ $$$${speed}\:{of}\:{B}=\mathrm{8}×\mathrm{15}=\mathrm{120}\:{km}/{hrs} \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Commented by pete last updated on 18/May/19

Thanks very much sir, but how is speed  of train A=7v km/hr?

$$\mathrm{Thanks}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{sir},\:\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{how}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{speed} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{train}\:\mathrm{A}=\mathrm{7}{v}\:{km}/{hr}? \\ $$

Commented by tanmay last updated on 18/May/19

answer is correct or not...

$${answer}\:{is}\:{correct}\:{or}\:{not}... \\ $$

Commented by tanmay last updated on 18/May/19

i have taken speed A=7v because i can caculate  easily to find speed of B     7v×(8/7)=8v  you can take speed for A=v  speed of B =(8/7)×v  ((450)/(v+((8v)/7)))=2  ((450×7)/(15v))=2  2v=30×7  v=105 km/hr→speed of A  105×(8/7).=15×8=120 km/hr speed of B

$${i}\:{have}\:{taken}\:{speed}\:{A}=\mathrm{7}{v}\:{because}\:{i}\:{can}\:{caculate} \\ $$$${easily}\:{to}\:{find}\:{speed}\:{of}\:{B}\:\:\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{7}{v}×\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{7}}=\mathrm{8}{v} \\ $$$${you}\:{can}\:{take}\:{speed}\:{for}\:{A}={v} \\ $$$${speed}\:{of}\:{B}\:=\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{7}}×{v} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{450}}{{v}+\frac{\mathrm{8}{v}}{\mathrm{7}}}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{450}×\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{15}{v}}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{v}=\mathrm{30}×\mathrm{7} \\ $$$${v}=\mathrm{105}\:{km}/{hr}\rightarrow{speed}\:{of}\:{A} \\ $$$$\mathrm{105}×\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{7}}.=\mathrm{15}×\mathrm{8}=\mathrm{120}\:{km}/{hr}\:{speed}\:{of}\:{B} \\ $$

Commented by pete last updated on 18/May/19

Ow its correct, only wanted to get clarification  I understand now. Thanks gain.

$$\mathrm{Ow}\:\mathrm{its}\:\mathrm{correct},\:\mathrm{only}\:\mathrm{wanted}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{get}\:\mathrm{clarification} \\ $$$$\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{understand}\:\mathrm{now}.\:\mathrm{Thanks}\:\mathrm{gain}. \\ $$

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