SOLUTION: a pedestrian is three eights of the way across the a train bridge when he hears a train coming! If he runs as fast as possible back toward the train, he will get off just in in tim
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Question 166738: a pedestrian is three eights of the way across the a train bridge when he hears a train coming! If he runs as fast as possible back toward the train, he will get off just in in time to aviod a collision. Also, if he runs as fast as possible away from the train, he will get off the bridge (on the other side) just in time to aviod a collision.
If the train is traveling at 60 miles per hour. How fast does the person run?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a pedestrian is three eights of the way across the a train bridge when he hears a train coming! If he runs as fast as possible back toward the train, he will get off just in in time to avoid a collision. Also, if he runs as fast as possible away from the train, he will get off the bridge (on the other side) just in time to avoid a collision.
If the train is traveling at 60 miles per hour. How fast does the person run?
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Train----------d------------Br.....3x......P..........5x.........Br
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Let d = dist train is from the bridge
Let 8x = length of the bridge
Pedestrian is 3x from one end and 5x from the other end of the bridge
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Let s = running speed of p (mph)
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Toward the train time equation (arrive at end of the bridge at the same time)
=
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Away from the train time equation (arrive at other end at the same time)
=
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After much manipulation of these equations (too much, to record here) I came up with:
d = 7.2
8x = 4.8 mi
P = 1.8 mi from one end and 3 mi from the other end
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s = 15 mph running speed
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Check this using the "away from the train" situation:
=
= = .2 hrs
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Check using the "toward the train" situation
= = .12 hrs
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