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Two trains each 1/6 mile in length run in opposite dirctions to each
other with equal speed of 60 miles/hour. What is the time taken to completely
cross over the two trains.
Speed at which two trains travel towards each other = 60+60 = 120 miles/hour.
Total length to be covered = (1/6)+(1/6) = 2/6 mile.
Time to taken to cover 2/6 mile at speed of 120 miles/hour is.....
(2/6)/120 = 1/360 hour = 10 seconds.



  
Total Answers and Comments: 4 Last Update: January 02, 2007     Asked by: Beena 
  
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August 11, 2006 04:44:28   #1  
omsekhar        

RE: Two trains each 1/6 mile in length run in opposite...

answer:10 seconds.

reason:3600*(1/6)*60 10


 
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September 20, 2006 17:21:18   #2  
tmhasan7 Member Since: September 2006   Contribution: 12    

RE: Two trains each 1/6 mile in length run in opposite...

Lets Make Thinks clear..

1. Its obvious that since the trains travel towards each other the speed is 60+60 miles/hr

2. The two trains will take 2/6 miles to cross themselves since the length of the train is 1/6 miles.

3. If it is 3600 sec for 120 miles then x sec for 2/6 miles

Therefore 120/3600 (2/6)/x

x 10 sec.


 
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December 24, 2006 14:56:28   #3  
sivanesh.a Member Since: December 2006   Contribution: 189    

RE: Two trains each 1/6 mile in length run in opposite...
10 SECONDS
 
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January 02, 2007 08:49:31   #4  
ganesh        

RE: Two trains each 1/6 mile in length run in opposite...

Hi

I am doing B.E IIyr.I ve doubt how come you could say that the velocity is 120mile/hr......actually it appears to be twice the velocity of each but actually.....so are you trying to say at the time of crossing the train moves at 120mile/hr once they get crossed they again go to 60mile/hr.how come this is possible ..........would you explain me this concept........


 
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