SOLUTION: If a train is 1 kilometre long and doing 80 kph and you are in your car travelling at 110 kph how long will long and what distance will it take to overtake it

Question 976842: If a train is 1 kilometre long and doing 80 kph and you are in your car travelling at 110 kph how long will long and what distance will it take to overtake it

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If a train is 1 kilometre long and doing 80 kph and you are in your car travelling at 110 kph how long will long and what distance will it take to overtake it
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let t = time for the car to completely pass the 1 km train
:
Relative speed between the car and train: 110 - 80 = 30 km/h
How long (in hrs) to cover 1 km at 30 km/h
t =
t = .0333 hrs
convert to minutes, .03333(60) = 2 minutes
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