SOLUTION: It takes a train 7 seconds to pass by a stationary observer and 26 seconds to travel the length of a station 380 meters long. What is the speed of the train and its length?

Question 221465: It takes a train 7 seconds to pass by a stationary observer and 26 seconds to travel the length of a station 380 meters long. What is the speed of the train and its length?

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It takes a train 7 seconds to pass by a stationary observer and 26 seconds to travel the length of a station 380 meters long.
What is the speed of the train and its length?
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let s = speed of the train in meters/sec
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7s = length of the train
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time of the front of the train passing the platform
It passes the platform 26-7 = 19 sec
:
s =
s = 20 meters/sec
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Train length = 7s
7(20) = 140 meters long
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The speed of train in km/hr = = 72 km/hr
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